Pana, Pāṇa, Paṇa, Pāna, Pāṇā: 42 definitions

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Pana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study

Pāna (पान) includes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, forming part of a common diet in ancient Kashmir (Kaśmīra) as mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Most of the references to the articles of diet occur in the Nīlamata in connection with the offerings made to the gods but it is not difficult to infer from them the food and drink of the common people because “what a man eats his gods eat”.

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Paṇa (पण) refers to a “vow” [=“promise”?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga”).—Accordingly, as Vajrāṅga said to Varāṅgī: “My beloved wishes enmity with the gods. It does not appeal to me. What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can my vow [i.e., paṇa] be preserved from destruction? If my wife’s wishes are fulfilled, the three worlds will be much distressed, so too the gods and the sages. If my beloved’s desires are not fulfilled, I am sure to be cast into hell. In either case righteousness will be lost. This is what we have heard”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) Paṇa (पण).—A coin.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 227. 14.

2) Pana (पन).—A Devagandharva.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 39.

3a) Pāna (पान).—The region of adharma and of Kali;1 drinking liquor by a king is to be avoided.2

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 17. 38.
  • 2) Matsya-purāṇa 220. 8.

3b) The hamlet next in rank above kheta*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 110.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: archive.org: Illustrations of Indian Music and Dance in Western Indian Style

Pāna (पान) refers to one of the forty-seven tānas (tone) used in Indian music.—The illustration of Pāna (as a deity) according to 15th-century Indian art is as follows.—The colour of his body is yellow. His face is similar to the face of a bull. His right hand is in Pravacana-Mudrā and a viṇā is in his left hand.

The illustrations (of, for example Pāna) are found scattered throughout ancient Jain manuscripts from Gujarat. The descriptions of these illustrations of this citrāvalī are based on the ślokas of Vācanācārya Gaṇi Sudhākalaśa’s Saṅgītopaniṣatsāroddhāra (14th century) and Śārṅgadeva’s Saṅgītaratnākara (13th century).

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Google Books: Manusmṛti with the Manubhāṣya

Pāna (पान) refers to the “pleasure of drinking”, which is considered as very harmful (kaṣṭatama), according to the Manusmṛti 7.50. Accordingly, “[...] hunting (mṛgayā), dice (akṣa), sleeping during the day (divāsvapna), censoriousness (parivāda), women (strī), intoxication (mada), musical triad (tauryatrika) and listless wandering (vṛthāṭyā) constitute the ten-fold set arising from the love of pleasure (kāmaja). [...] in the set arising from love of pleasure (kāmaja),—drinking (pāna), dice (akṣa), women (strī) and hunting (mṛgayā) are to be regarded as the four most pernicious (kaṣṭatama), in the order in which they are named”.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Pāna (पान) refers to “herbal decoctions (or drinks)” and represents one of the modes of treatment for the venom (viṣa) of snakes, as taught in the Viṣacikitsā of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā. The Viṣacikitsā teaches both general first aid as well as specialised treatment and regimen for the different varieties of snakes. The Kāśyapa Saṃhitā deals exclusively and extensively with the symptoms and the corrective herbal treatment for poisonous bites of snakes. Various modes of treatment like are recommended in different prakaraṇas [e.g., pāna or herbal decoctions or drinks].

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Snake bite treatment in Prayoga samuccayam

Pāna (पान) refers to “drink”, and is used in the treatment of poison (viṣa), according to the 20th century Prayogasamuccaya (one of the most popular and widely practised book in toxicology in Malayalam).—The author has given a detailed description of types of [snake-] bite mark and the corresponding causes and prognosis. [...] Fume therapy using certain drugs can help regain consciousness. The first dung of a calf is ground in the urine of a goat and a suppository is made which is used for dhūmapāna (fume inhalation). This chapter also includes many nasya (nasal administration), añjana (collyrium), lepa (external ointment/liniment), pāna (drink) with simple drugs mentioned.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Pāna (पान):—Drink; dietray substances to be drunk, e. g. juice, soup

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Pāna (पान) refers to “drinking”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Once he has understood his own Transmission (ātmakrama) well, (the initiate) should practice drinking (pāna). He should contemplate the cup as the dawning Sun and the mantra as the dawning Moon, and (then) drink. He should imagine that the Drop, the colour of a ruby, is between them. Drink the (energy of this), the seventeenth digit (of the Moon), completely full of the Supreme Nectar. [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Pāna (पान) refers to “drinking (alcohol)”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[...] He should treat [all phenomena] as one, not as separate. He should not drink (pāna) [alcohol] or eat meat idly [with no ritual purpose]. He should not drink wine without first purifying it [with mantras], and he should consume meat after he has purified it with that [wine]. He should not answer the call of nature, should not sip water, etc., while reciting mantras or in an assembly. If he does so out of folly, the curse of the Yoginīs will fall on him. [...]”.

Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Pāna (पान) refers to “drinking (wine)”, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.3-6, while describing the interpretation of dreams]—“In [auspicious] dreams [the dreamer] drinks wine (madirā-pāna), eats raw flesh, smears insect feces and sprinkles blood. He eats food of sour milk and smears a white garment. [He holds] a white umbrella over his head, decorates [himself] with a white garland or ribbon. [He sees] a throne, chariot or vehicle, the flag of royal initiation. He decorates [these things] with a coral, betel leaf fruit. [He also] sees Śrī or Sarasvatī”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Pāna (पान) refers to “drink”, according to the Piṅgalāmata (verse 10.33-36).—Accordingly, [while describing the pura on a 9-by-9-plan and the 32 padas]—“My dear, at Yama and Gandharva one should make a maṭha with three storeys, two [storeys] or one storey. [These are] the best, middling and least [maṭhas] in turn. That is the place for the Ācārya to sleep, for [prognostication of] auspicious days, triumph, meditation, and the practice of Yoga. [There the teacher] may associate with vīras, sharing vīra food and drink (anna-pāna), etc.”.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Pāna (पान) refers to the “drink” (as part of the diet of Hawks), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the treatment of hawks]: “Inflammation is produced in the face or in the eyes owing to irregularity in food (bhojana) or drink (pāna), or to bile; when the swelling suppurates the case becomes hard to deal with. If the disease is caused by the excess of phlegm, it becomes difficult to cure. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Pāna (पान) refers to “beverages” and is mentioned among the “material benefits” granted by the Bodhisattva, according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLVI.—Accordingly, “by food and drink (anna-pāna) we understand briefly ‘mouthfuls of food which is twofold, coarse or subtle’: on the one hand, cakes (maṇḍa), cooked rice (odana), etc.; on the other hand, the food of a hundred flavors (śatarasāhāra)”.

Beverages (pāna), as they are usually called, are of two types:

  1.     wines from plants such as the grape-vine (drakṣā), sugar-cane (ikṣu), etc.;
  2.     plant liquors: mead from honey (madhu), pomegranate liquor, pear liquor, etc., and all cereal liquors.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Pāna (पान) refers to “drinks”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “Then the Bodhisattva named Kālarāja addressed himself to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja: ‘In this Saha universe, son of good family, there are living beings suffering from poverty, lacking food or drink (an-anna-pāna), and wearing ragged clothes; there are hungry ghosts tormented by hunger and thirst, covering themselves with their hairs, and subsisting on such as spittle, mucus, blood, and pus. In order to protect these living beings, please pour down the rain of food, drink, and clothing!’ [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Pāṇa (पाण) or Vajrapāṇa is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Pāṇī [or Vajrapāṇī] forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Hṛdayacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the hṛdayacakra refers to one of the four divisions of the sahaja-puṭa (‘innate layer’), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Pāṇa] are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Pāna (पान) refers to “drinking ( the only essence)”, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Drinking (pāna) the only essence, the liquor of union, purifies the mind, By going to the power places, and so on, the body is purified, In the middle of the holy seat, the highest mandala, Cakra Nātha, With the head bowed, in praise of the eternally highest Guru”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Pāna (पान) refers to “food that is drunk” and represents one of the four classifications of food (āhāra) according to the 11th century Śrāvakācāra (verse 6.96-97) by Amitagati. Pāna refers to all that is drunk: water, milk, the juice of fruits such as grapes and tamarinds, and the water in which rice or barley orother cereals have been boiled, particularly rice-gruel (kāñjika or sauvīra). Prohibited under this head are alcohol and the liquid from meat.

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Pāna (पान, “drink”) refers to “solid food” and represents one of the four types of food, as mentioned in chapter 1.1 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] together with abandonment of all censurable activities the noble man [i.e., Mahābala] renounced the four kinds of food [viz., pāna]. Constantly immersed in the pool of nectar of abstract meditation, he, like a lotus-bed, did not fade at all. He, the crest-jewel of the noble, had undiminished beauty, as if he had been eating food and taking drink”.

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India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Chaitanya’s life and teachings (history)

Pana is one of the places visited by Chaitanya during his pilgrimage in Southern India between April 1510 and January 1512.—Pana.—Panakal Narasimha at Mangal-giri, 7 m. south of Bezvada. But it is too far to the north. [R. M. G.] When visitors offer a draught to Narasimha-swami, the image in the temple refuses to drink more than half of it. (Kistna Dist. Man. 179).

Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963

Paṇa or Palonagara is the name of an ancient locality that existed since the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—Near Kāsapabbata was the town Paṇa, also called Palonagara; this place is identical with Pajjotanagara which was named after Pajjota tank which Duṭṭhagāmaṇi built near Kāsapabbata. The Sīgiri Graffiti mention Polonaru. In an inscription of Vasabha (67-111) Palo-nakaraka tank in Tihalaka district and the assembly at Tiragama are mentioned. Aggabodhi II (604-614) built a Practising House at Palaṃnagara-vihāra. Tiragama appears to be identical with Terigāma ,southward of Anurādhapura, where Parakkamabāhu’s forces won decisive victory. Close to Kāsapabbata, Duṭṭhagāmaṇi built the tank Kulantavāpi or Kulatthavāpi or Kalatāvava (Kalatāvāva), present Kalattāva.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Paṇa.—(IE 8-8; EI 23, 24, 30; SII 11-1), same as Tamil paṇam, spelt in English as fanam; cf. Yādavarāyan-paṇam (SITI), name of a coin issued by the Yādavarāyas; name of a coin 80 ratis in weight; same as the copper kārsāpaṇa; equal to 80 cowrie-shells according to the Līlāvatī; copper coin (1/16) of a silver kārṣāpaṇa according to the Kṛtyakalpataru (Vyavahāra- kāṇḍa, ed. K.V. Rangaswami Aiyangar, p. 125), and (1/48) of a suvarṇa (JNSI, Vol. II, p. 7); also used to indicate ‘money’. In Tamil, paṇam means a particular coin (usually, a small gold coin), or money in general, or taxes; cf. paṇa-vargam (SITI), a class of taxes payable in cash, same as kāśāya-vargam; also paṇa- vāśi, ‘discount payable for the exchange of coins; amount pay- able to make up the wear in the coin’. Cf. vil-paṇam (SITI), sale-tax; also understood as a tax on bows or archery; vāśal- paṇam (SITI), door-tax or periodical payment due to the palace. (ASLV), a sect or caste, eighteen in number theoretically. (EI 19), a land measure. Note: paṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Paṇa.—same as the copper kārṣāpaṇa, 80 ratis in weight according to Manu, etc.; equal to 80 cowrie-shells according to the Līlāvatī; regarded in East India during the late medieval period as equal to 80 cowrie-shells and (1/16) of a kāhaṇ = kārṣāpaṇa (q. v.); (1/16) of a suvarṇa according to some; (1/48) of a kārṣāpaṇa according to the Kṛtyakalpataru; same as Tamil paṇam (q. v.) Note: paṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Pana in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus H. Wendl. (among others).

2) Pana is also identified with Caryota urens It has the synonym Caryota urens Jacq. (etc.).

3) Pana is also identified with Oroxylum indicum It has the synonym Spathodea indica Pers. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Ind. Trees (1906)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1806)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Palmiers (1878)

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pana : ((Adversative and interogative particle) ind.) and; yet; but; out the contrary; and now; more over. || pāna (nt.) drinking; a drink; a syrup.

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pāṇa : (m.) life; breath; a living being.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pāṇa, (fr. pa+an, cp. Vedic prāṇa breath of life; P. apāna, etc. ) living being, life, creature D. III, 48, 63, 133; S. I, 209, 224; V, 43, 227, 441 (mahā-samudde); A. I, 161; II, 73, 176, 192; Sn. 117, 247, 394, 704; Dh. 246; DA. I, 69, 161; KhA 26; ThA. 253; PvA. 9, 28, 35; VvA. 72; DhA. II, 19.—pl. also pāṇāni, e.g. Sn. 117; Dh. 270. ‹-› Bdhgh’s definition of pāṇa is “pāṇanatāya pāṇā; assāsapassās’āyatta-vuttitāyā ti attho” Vism. 310.

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Paṇa, (in this meaning unknown in Sk; only in one faulty var. lect. as “house”; see BR s. v. paṇa. Usual meaning “wager”) a shop J. IV, 488 (v. l. pana). (Page 403)

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Pana, (indecl.) (doublet of Sk. puna(ḥ) wiṭh diff. meaning (see puna), cp. Geiger, P. Gr. § 34) adversative & interrogative particle, sometimes (originally, cp. puna “again, further”) merely connecting & continuing the story.—(1) (adversative) but, on the contrary J. I, 222; II, 159; VvA. 79 (correl. with tāva). ca pana “but” J. I, 152; atha ca pana “and yet” D. I, 139; J. I, 279; na kho pana “certainly not” J. I, 151; vā pana “or else” Vin. I, 83; Dh. 42; Sn. 376, 829.—(2) (in questions) then, now J. II, 4 (kiṃ p.), 159 (kahaṃ p.); VvA. 21 (kena p.); PvA. 27 (katamaṃ p.).—(3) (conclusive or copulative) and, and now, further, moreover D. I, 139 (siyā kho p. be it now that ... ); Sn. 23, 393, 396, 670; J. I, 278; PvA. 3. (Page 411)

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Pāna, (Vedic pāna, fr. , pibati=Lat. bibo, pp. pīta, Idg. *po(i), cp. Gr. pi/nw to drink, pόtos drink; Obulg. piti to drink, pivo drink; Lith. penas milk; Lat. potus drink, poculum drinking vessel (=Sk. pātra, P. patta)) drink, including water as well as any other liquid. Often combined with anna° (food), e.g. Sn. 485, 487; Pv. I, 52; and °bhojana (id.) e.g. Dh. 249; J. I, 204. Two sets of 8 drinks are given in detail at Nd1 372.—Vin. I, 245, 249 (yāgu°); S. V, 375 (majja°); Sn. 82, 398, 924; J. I, 202 (dibba°); Pug. 51; PvA. 7, 8, 50.—âgāra a drinking booth, a tavern Vin. II, 267; III, 151; J. I, 302 (=surā-geha C.); Vbh. 247; VbhA. 339. (Page 452)

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paṇa (पण).—m (S) A promise, assurance, engagement. 2 A bet or wager. v kara, ghāla. 3 The stake or sum played for (at dice or cards). paṇa bhōgaṇēṃ To have positive assurance and be ready to wager.

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paṇa (पण).—conj (parantu or para S) But, yet, nevertheless. 2 Also, too, likewise. 2 Used redundantly, or expletively, or as a particle of emphatic affirmation, with much of the import and power of kīṃ or of q. v. Ex. jātōṃ paṇa, yētōṃ paṇa, dētōṃ paṇa, ghētōṃ paṇa; or as mī paṇa ālōṃ, mī paṇa gēlōṃ. Used also with the power of the particle Even. Ex. śapathā paṇa vāhilyā paṇa kharēṃ nāhīṃ bōlalā; śi- vī paṇa dilhī paṇa myāṃ sōsalī.

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paṇa (पण).—An affix attached to adjectives and to nouns to form abstract nouns; corresponding with ness, hood, ship. Ex. cāṅgalēmpaṇa, vāīṭapaṇa Goodness, badness. It is attached with propriety only to Maraṭhi words; but, in vulgar or heedless speech, it is attached also to adjectives and nouns from the Sanskrit. All the nouns formed by it are neuter. Of adjectives terminating in ā it inflects, in the formation of the noun, the final ā into ए. There are some exceptions; as śāhaṇā, mhātārā &c., of which are formed śāhaṇapaṇa, mhātārapaṇa &c., the ā being dropped altogether: also there are vāṅkuḍapaṇa, dhākuṭapaṇa, cāṅgulapaṇa &c., but these are from the primitive forms vāṅkuḍā, dhākuṭā, cāṅgulā &c. 2 Used from its sense hood or ship as s n, and in the power of the word vaya (age); as mulagī or mulagā paṇānta ālī The maid (or lad) is come of age: also paṇānta āhē is in any year of the age from the twelfth year to the conclusion of the prime or to the verge of senility. This usage with regard to paṇa originally resembled ours with regard to "teens," restricted probably to the period included betwixt 12 and 20; but now paṇa embraces the whole term of maturity or adultness. paṇānta yēṇēṃ To enter into the "teens" implies however, (in the case of a female) not to be passing from childhood into maidenhood, but to be entering into full womanhood.

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paṇā (पणा).—An affix which see explained under the affix paṇa. As the nouns formed with that are all neuter, so all formed with this are masculine.

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panā (पना).—m The name of a tree. It bears flowers and a small gram-like fruit. Two kinds, the greater and the less, are common.

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pāna (पान).—n (parṇa S) A leaf. 2 By eminence. The leaf of Piper betel; and, by synecdoche, the roll of this leaf with betelnut, spices, and lime, to be chewed. 3 A leaf of a book. 4 A sheet of paper. 5 A leaf or plate of metal foil. 6 A leaf-form ornament, to be bound on the forehead of children, or around the neck of man or woman, or neck or forehead of a horse. 7 A single dhotar, one of a pair. 8 A petal of the flower kētakī. 9 A single card of a pack. 10 The blade of a weapon or tool. 11 (Because the phaṇa or hood resembles a leaf.) A covert term for a snake (not for nāga solely, but for a snake generally). v lāga, cāva acc. of o.; there being generally reference to biting. 12 (For māhuṭīcēṃ pāna) The cross-piece receiving the ends of the rafters. 13 A common term for the portions of the parapet or battlement of a fort intervening between the embrasures. (Because of the form of a leaf of the pimpala.) 14 A kind of grass. Used medicinally for its emollient and diluent properties. Called in Sanskrit ērakā. 15 The skinhead of the tabor called sambaḷa.

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pāna (पान).—n (S) Drinking. Esp. in comp. as amṛta- pāna, madhupāna, rasapāna, kṣīrapāna. 2 (Abridged from madyapāna or surāpāna, or by eminence.) Drinking spirituous or vinous liquors.

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pānā (पाना).—a R W (pāṇī Water.) Turned yellowish and musty by rain falling upon it after being stacked, or after it had ripened in the field--corn. Hence pānētāndūḷa m pl Rice so spoiled.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

paṇa (पण).—m A promise, assurance, engage- ment. A bet or wager. The stake or sum played for (at dice or cards). paṇa bhōmaṇēṃ To have positive assurance and be ready to wager.

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paṇa (पण).—conj. or But, yet, nevertheless. Also, too, likewise. Used redun- dantly, or expletively, or as a parti- cle of emphatic affirmation, with much of the import and power of kīṃ or of . Ex. jātōṃ paṇa, yētōṃ paṇa Used also with the power of the particle Even. Ex. śapathā paṇa vāhilyā paṇa kharēṃ nāhīṃ bōlalā.

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paṇa (पण).—An affix attached to adjectives and to nouns to form abstract nouns; corresponding with ness, hood, ship. Ex. cāṅgalēmpaṇa, vāṃīṭapaṇa Goodness, badness. mulagā or mulagī paṇānta ālī The maid (or lad) is come of age. paṇānta āhē is in any year of the age from the twelfth year to the conclusion of the prime or to the verge of senility. paṇānta yēṇēṃ Tobe entering into full womanhood.

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paṇā (पणा).—An affix which see explained under the affix paṇa. As the nouns formed with that are all neuter, so all formed with this are masculine.

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pāna (पान).—n A leaf. The leaf of betel. The roll of this leaf with betelnut, spices, and lime, to be chewed. A leaf of a book. A sheet of paper. A leaf or plate of metal foil. A leaf-form ornament. A single dhotar, one of a pair. A petal of the flower kētakī. A single card of a pack. The blade of a weapon or tool. māhōṭyācēṃ pāna The cross-piece receiving the ends of the rafters. n Drinking. pānāvara pāna ṭākaṇēṃ- ghālaṇēṃ-ṭhēvaṇēṃ To suppress, hush up. pānāvara pāna ṭhēvaṇēṃ To conceal (tuja)-vāñcūna pāna hālata nāhīṃ Expresses the indispensableness or extreme importance of. pānēṃ pujaṇēṃ To serve or lay scanty victuals upon the dining leaves. puḍhalēṃ pāna ōḍhūṃ nayē or puḍhalyā pānāsa mātī ghālūṃ nayē Strive not to deprive another of his bread. puḍhēṃ vāḍhalēlyā pānāsa lātha māraṇēṃ To reject offers of kindness; to slight benefits in possession. To die suddenly in the prime of life and height of prosperity.

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pānā (पाना).—m Spanner.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paṇa (पण).—1 Playing with dice or for a stake.

2) A game played for a stake, bet, wager; सपणश्चेद्विवादः स्यात्तत्र हीनं तु दापयेत् (sapaṇaścedvivādaḥ syāttatra hīnaṃ tu dāpayet) Y.2.18; दमयन्त्याः पणः साधुर्वर्तताम् (damayantyāḥ paṇaḥ sādhurvartatām) Mb.

3) The thing staked.

4) A condition, compact, agreement; संधिं करोतु भवतां नृपतिः पणेन (saṃdhiṃ karotu bhavatāṃ nṛpatiḥ paṇena) Ve.1.15; 'a stipulation, treaty'; H.4.118,119.

5) Wages, hire.

6) Reward.

7) A sum in coins or shells.

8) A particular coin equal in value to 8 cowries; अशीतिभिर्वराटकैः पण इत्यभिधीयते (aśītibhirvarāṭakaiḥ paṇa ityabhidhīyate); ततोऽरिसैन्या- दानीतान् सौवर्णान् राजतान् पणान् (tato'risainyā- dānītān sauvarṇān rājatān paṇān) Śiva B.23.3.

9) Price.

1) Wealth, property; आरोपणेन पणमप्रतिकार्यमार्यस्त्रैयम्बकस्य धनुषो यदि नाकरिष्यत् (āropaṇena paṇamapratikāryamāryastraiyambakasya dhanuṣo yadi nākariṣyat) Mv.1.27.

11) A commodity for sale.

12) Business, transaction; निरस्य समयं सर्वे पणोऽस्माकं भविष्यति (nirasya samayaṃ sarve paṇo'smākaṃ bhaviṣyati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.7.9.

13) A shop.

14) A seller, vendor.

15) A distiller.

16) A house.

17) Expense of an expedition.

18) A handful of anything.

19) An epithet of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: paṇaḥ (पणः).

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Pāṇa (पाण).—[paṇ bhāve ghañ]

1) Trade, traffic; समीक्ष्य च बहून् दोषान् संवासाद् विद्धि पाणयोः (samīkṣya ca bahūn doṣān saṃvāsād viddhi pāṇayoḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.44.37.

2) A trader.

3) A game; a turn in game (Mar. ḍāva); एकपाणेन भद्रं ते प्राणयोश्च पणावहे (ekapāṇena bhadraṃ te prāṇayośca paṇāvahe) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.78.6.

4) A stake at play; दीव्यामहे पार्थिव मा विशङ्कां कुरुष्व पाणं च चिरं च मा कृथाः (dīvyāmahe pārthiva mā viśaṅkāṃ kuruṣva pāṇaṃ ca ciraṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.59.8.

5) An agreement.

6) Praise.

7) The hand.

Derivable forms: pāṇaḥ (पाणः).

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Pāna (पान).—[pā-lyuṭ]

1) Drinking, quaffing, kissing (a lip); पयःपानम् (payaḥpānam); देहि मुखकमलमधुपानम् (dehi mukhakamalamadhupānam) Gītagovinda 1.

2) Drinking spirituous liquors; नहि धर्मार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं पानमेव प्रशस्यते (nahi dharmārthasiddhyarthaṃ pānameva praśasyate) Rām. 4.33.46. Manusmṛti 7.5;9.13; द्यूतपानप्रसक्ताश्च जघन्या राजसी गतिः (dyūtapānaprasaktāśca jaghanyā rājasī gatiḥ) 12.45.

3) A drink, beverage in general; Ms. 3.227; पयःपानं भुजङ्गानां केवलं विषवर्धनम् (payaḥpānaṃ bhujaṅgānāṃ kevalaṃ viṣavardhanam) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.389.

4) A drinking vessel.

5) Sharpening; whetting.

6) Protection, defence.

7) A canal.

-naḥ 1 A distiller.

2) Breath, expiration. -a. (in comp.) Drinking, one who drinks; विश्वं युगान्ते वटपत्र एकः शेते स्म मायाशिशुरङ्घ्रिपानः (viśvaṃ yugānte vaṭapatra ekaḥ śete sma māyāśiśuraṅghripānaḥ) Bhāgavata 3.33.4.

Derivable forms: pānam (पानम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pana (पन).—(?) , indecl. (= Pali pana, Sanskrit punar), but: according to Senart's em. in Mahāvastu i.188.10 (verse), for mss. pannā; but the whole line is corrupt and dubious. (Senart has no note and omits the word in his Index.)

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Pāṇa (पाण).—m. (= AMg. id.), a cāṇḍāla, ‘untouchable’: Mahāvastu ii.487.1 (mss. yā°), 4; iii.21.10. (Orig. = MIndic pāṇa, creature ? see prāṇa.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇa (पण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) 1. Measure of account, in cowries or shells, twenty gandas or eighty cowries; also a weight of copper of similar value. 2. Wages or hire. 3. A stake at play, a bet, a wager. 4. Gaming, playing. 5. Playing with dice. 6. Price. 7. Wealth, property 8. A commodity for sale. 9. Business. 10. A distiller. 11. A house, a dwelling. 12. A stipulation, a treaty. 13. A vendor. 14. A shop. E. paṇ to do business, aff. ap .

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Pāṇa (पाण).—m.

(-ṇaḥ) 1. Trade, traffic. 2. A trader. 3. An agreement. 4. Praise. 5. The hand. E. paṇ to be of price, &c. bhāve ghañ aff.

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Pāna (पान).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Drinking. 2. A drinking cup or vessel. 3. Preserving, protecting. 4. A beverage. 5. Sharpening. m.

(-naḥ) 1. Breath, breathing out, expiration. 2. A distiller. E. to drink, &c. aff. lyuṭ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇa (पण).—[paṇ + a], m. 1. Play, Mahābhārata 3, 2261. 2. Playing for, Mahābhārata 3, 2299. 3. A bet, a stake (at play), Mahābhārata 5, 1203. 4. A cast (at play), Mahābhārata 3, 3035. 5. Wages or hire, reward, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 18, 386; expense (of an expedition), Kām. Nītis. 9, 13

— 15. 6. A coin of a certain weight, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 126.

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Pāṇa (पाण).—i. e. paṇ + a, m. A stake (at a game), Mahābhārata 2, 2037.

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Pāna (पान).—i. e. 1. pā + ana, n. 1. Drinking, [Pañcatantra] 184, 18. 2. Enjoying, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 25, 11. 3. Beverage, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 227.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Paṇa (पण).—[masculine] bargain, stipulation, contract; play, game, bet, wager; the thing staked, deposited, or agreed upon; a cert. coin.

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Pāṇa (पाण).—[masculine] a stake at play.

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Pāna (पान).—1. [neuter] drinking, beverage.

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Pāna (पान).—2. v. 3 .

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Pāna (पान).—3. v. tanūpāna.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paṇa (पण):—[from paṇ] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) play, gaming, playing for a stake, a bet or a wager (with [genitive case]; [locative case] or ifc.; paṇaṃ-√kṛ, to make a bet; paṇe ni-√as, to stake at play), [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] a compact, stipulation, agreement, treaty, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā; Hitopadeśa]

3) [v.s. ...] the thing staked or the sum played for, wages, hire, reward, [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Kathāsaritsāgara]

4) [v.s. ...] a weight of copper used as a coin (= 20 Māṣas = 4 Kākinīs), [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya]

5) [v.s. ...] a [particular] measure, [Pāṇini 3-3, 66] (‘a handful’ [Scholiast or Commentator])

6) [v.s. ...] a commodity for sale, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] price, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] wealth, property, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

9) [v.s. ...] business, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] a publican or distiller, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

11) [v.s. ...] a house, dwelling (gṛha [wrong reading] for glaha?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

12) Pāna (पान):—[from ] 1. pāna n. drinking ([especially] d° spirituous liquors), draught, [Ṛg-veda] (only ifc.), [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

13) [v.s. ...] drinking the saliva id est. kissing, [Kāvya literature] (cf. adhara-)

14) [v.s. ...] a drink, beverage, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

15) [v.s. ...] a drinking-vessel, cup, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) [v.s. ...] a canal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

17) [v.s. ...] m. a distiller or vender of spirituous liquors, an inn-keeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

18) [from ] 2. pāna mfn. observing, keeping (See tanū-)

19) [v.s. ...] n. protection, defence (See, [ib.] and vāta-).

20) Pāṇa (पाण):—1. pāṇa m. (√paṇ) a stake at play, [Mahābhārata] (cf. paṇa)

21) trade, traffic, [Horace H. Wilson]

22) praise, [Horace H. Wilson]

23) 2. pāṇa m. = pāṇi, the hand, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) Pāna (पान):—a 1. 2. pāna See p.613, [columns] 1 and 2.

25) 3. pāna m. = apāna, breathing out, expiration, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paṇa (पण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. Measure of account, 80 cowries; a wager or stake; price; hire; commodity; house.

2) Pāṇa (पाण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. Hand; praise; trade.

3) Pāna (पान):—(naṃ) 1. n. Drinking; drinking cup; protecting, preserving. m. Breath, breathing out; a distiller.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Paṇa (पण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paṇa, Pāṇa, Piaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Paṇa (पण) [Also spelled pan]:—(nm) a bet; ~[na] marketing, selling; traffic.

2) Pana (पन) [Also spelled pan]:——a suffix added to common and attributive nouns to form abstract nouns (e.g. [laḍakapana]); a variant of [pānī, pāna, paṇya] and [pāṃca] in compound formations; ~[gāḍī] a water-cart; ~[ghaṭa] the periphery of a well etc. where water is drawn; ~[cakkī] a water-mill; ~[channā] a strip of wet cloth generally tied on a fresh cut; ~[ḍubbī] a submarine; ~[dhauṃkanī] water-bellows; ~[badarā] rain and sunshine; ~[bāḍī] a betel-enclosure, a betelgarden; ~[vāḍī] a betel-seller; ~[sārī] one who sells commodities as spices, dry fruits, etc.; ~[sālā] a water-kiosk, stand where water is stored and distributed to travellers; of five years; ~[saiyā] a small dinghy; ~[serī] a five-seer weight; ~[hāra/hārā] a water-bearer.

3) Panā (पना) [Also spelled pna]:——a suffix added to common nouns and adjectives to form abstract nouns e.g. [bacapanā, suarapanā, harāmīpanā]; (nm) a typical beverage prepared from mango juice or mango flesh with the addition of tamarind and cumin seed etc.; breadth of a cloth piece.

4) Pāna (पान) [Also spelled paan]:—(nm) betel, betel-leaf; (the act or process of) drinking (water or any other liquid); ~[dāna] a metallic box in which betel-leaves, lime, catechu, etc. are kept, betel-leaf receptacle; —[pattā] insignificant/meagre offering or presents; —[kā bīḍā] seasoned and folded betel-leaf; —[pheranā] to shuffle and reshuffle the betel-leaves; —[lagānā] to season a betel-leaf for chewing, to apply lime, catechu, etc. on a betel-leaf and fold it.

5) Pānā (पाना):—(a) to get, to obtain; to acquire, to attain, to achieve; to be able to reach; to regain; to eat; (nm) a spanner.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Paṇa (पण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Paṇa.

2) Paṇa (पण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Praṇa.

3) Paṇa (पण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pañcaka.

Paṇa has the following synonyms: Paṇaga.

4) Pāṇa (पाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prāna.

5) Pāṇa (पाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pāna.

6) Pāṇa (पाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prāṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṇa (ಪಣ):—[noun] the cardinal number five; 5.

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Paṇa (ಪಣ):—

1) [noun] the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths; a colour.

2) [noun] the colour that resembles blod; red.

3) [noun] a pigment suspended in a liquid medium and applied with or as with a brush, roller, etc. as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art; a paint.

4) [noun] a picture painted on a canvas, paper, etc. applying paints; a painting.

5) [noun] any coloured cloth or clothing.

6) [noun] a colourful flower.

7) [noun] a sort, variety, class or kind.

8) [noun] the original form or state of being.

9) [noun] the quality of a thing that attracts; beauty.

10) [noun] brightness; lustre; shininess.

11) [noun] pretentious behaviour or speech; pretension; hypocrisy.

12) [noun] a song in praise of.

13) [noun] 'the power to do something, grasp immediately and comprehensively, etc.; mental ability: 14. a person whose achievement or merit excels another or others.'14) [noun] purity of gold, silver (as expressed with the unit 'carat').

15) [noun] that which is apt, appropriate.

16) [noun] any of the four major classes (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śudra) of ancient Hindu society.

17) [noun] the quality of being pleasant to the ears; melody.

18) [noun] a group, faction, clan.

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Paṇa (ಪಣ):—

1) [noun] a game of chance played staking money or other valuables.

2) [noun] an amount of money or a valuable offered as a stake in this game.

3) [noun] a game or instance of two or more persons, teams, groups, nations, etc. vying for supremacy.

4) [noun] a solemn declaration.

5) [noun] money paid to a person for work done; wages; salary; compensation.

6) [noun] a sum reckoned with cowries or coins.

7) [noun] an old monetary coin of very small value.

8) [noun] an old unit of weight.

9) [noun] the amount of money, etc. asked or paid for something; price.

10) [noun] money.

11) [noun] anything bought and sold; any article of commerce; a commodity.

12) [noun] the buying and selling of goods; commerce.

13) [noun] a place where goods are sold; a shop.

14) [noun] the extent, dimensions, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a standard; a measure.

15) [noun] ಪಣಕ್ಕಿಡು [panakkidu] paṇakkiḍu to offer as a bet or stake; to stake.

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Paṇa (ಪಣ):—[noun] = ಪಣಬು [panabu].

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Pana (ಪನ):—[noun] a predetermined place for meeting in secret.

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Pana (ಪನ):—[adverb] (used only in dupl.) falling with a sound similar to the one made by rain drops.

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Pāṇa (ಪಾಣ):—

1) [noun] a professional singer and dancer.

2) [noun] a priest who dances before the god, as a religious service.

3) [noun] (dial.) a man who makes umbrellas from the palm-leaves.

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Pāna (ಪಾನ):—[noun] the anus of a horse.

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Pāna (ಪಾನ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of drinking.

2) [noun] any liquid for drinking.

3) [noun] a liquid prepration that is not heated.

4) [noun] an extract produced by decocting; decoction.

5) [noun] a small, open container for drinking a liquid; a cup.

6) [noun] an artifiial passage for water; a channel.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pāṇā (பாணா) noun cf. bhāṇḍa. [K. bānē, M. pāna.] (W.)

1. Large, rounded pot; வயிறு பருத்த பானை. [vayiru parutha panai.]

2. Earthen pan; மண் சட்டி. [man satti.]

3. Large testicles; பருத்த பீசம். [parutha pisam.]

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Pāṇā (பாணா) noun < Urdu bāṇā. [Telugu: bāṇā.] See பாணாத்தடி. [panathadi.] (C. G.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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