Panta, Pānta, Pamta, Pantā: 14 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. General definition
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
6. Tamil
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Introduction:

Panta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism

Another drink named Pānta (पान्त) is also recorded in the Ṛgveda.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Panta in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Bischofia javanica Blume from the Phyllanthaceae (Amla) family having the following synonyms: Bischofia trifoliata. For the possible medicinal usage of panta, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Panta in India is the name of a plant defined with Bischofia javanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Stylodiscus trifoliatus Bennett (among others).

2) Panta in Nepal is also identified with Anemone vitifolia It has the synonym Eriocapitella elegans (Decne.) Nakai (etc.).

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

· Voyage dans l’Inde (1844)
· Numer. List (7956)
· Journal of Japanese Botany (1941)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Species Plantarum

If you are looking for specific details regarding Panta, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

panta : (adj.) distant; remote; secluded; solitary

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

Panta, (adj.) (cp. Epic Sk. prānta edge, margin, border, pra+anta; also BSk. prānta in meaning of Pali, e.g. MVastu III, 200; Divy 312 (prānta-śayan-āsana-sevin)) distant, remote, solitary, secluded; only in phrase pantaṃ senāsanaṃ (sayanāsanaṃ) or pantāni senāsanāni “solitary bed & chair” M. I, 17, 30; A. I, 60; II, 137; III, 103; V, 10, 202; Sn. 72 (cp. Nd² 93), 338, 960 (°amhi sayanāsane), 969 (sayanamhi pante); Dh. 185 (=vivitta DhA. III, 238); Ud. 43 (so read for patthañ); J. III, 524 (°amhi sayanāsane); Vism. 73 (panta-senāsane rata); SnA 263 (v. l. pattha).

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

panta (पंत).—m (Abridged from paṇḍita for which word it is still used at Benares &c.) A prefix of honor before each of the designations of the aṣṭapradhāna or eight grand counselors of the realm; as panta- pratinidhi, pantaamātya. 2 An affix to the name of a Brahman who, not having studied the Shastras, employs himself in accounts and writing.

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

panta (पंत).—m A prefix of honour before each of the designations of the aṣṭapradhāna or eight grand councillors of the realm; pantapratinidhi, pantaamātya. An affix to the name of a Brahman who, not having studied the Sha'stras, employs him- self in accounts and writing.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pānta (पान्त).—[masculine] drink, beverage.

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

1) Pānta (पान्त):—[from pā] m. a drink, beverage (?), [Ṛg-veda] (= pānīya, [Nirukta, by Yāska vii, 25]).

2) Pāṇṭa (पाण्ट):—([probably]) [wrong reading] for phāṇṭa, [Vaitāna-sūtra]

[Sanskrit to German]

Panta 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Paṃta (पंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prānta.

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃta (ಪಂತ):—

1) [noun] a solemn promise or pledge dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life; a vow; a pledge.

2) [noun] utterly unyielding and quarrelsome in attitude; adamancy.

3) [noun] a striving in competition or rivalry with another; a vying.

4) [noun] any game of uncertainty played with a wager.

5) [noun] (in gen.) any game played by two teams to establish supremacy of one over the other.

6) [noun] a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager; a bet.

7) [noun] haughtiness; insolence; disdain; arrogance.

8) [noun] an announcement, declaration or narration made in an open or ostentatious way.

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Paṃta (ಪಂತ):—

1) [noun] a way beaten, formed or trodden by the feet of persons; a path.

2) [noun] a right course of action procedure.

3) [noun] position; rank; status; standing.

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Paṃta (ಪಂತ):—

1) [noun] a learned man; a scholar.

2) [noun] a teacher.

3) [noun] a surname used in Mahārāṣṭra.

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Pāṃta (ಪಾಂತ):—[noun] any word ending with the letter or the sound 'ಪ [pa] '.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pantā (பந்தா) noun < panthāḥ nominative singular of pathin. Way; style; வழி. [vazhi.] Colloq.

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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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