Pora: 10 definitions
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Pora means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Por.
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India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryPora refers to one of the 84 castes (gaccha) in the Jain community according to Prof. H. H. Wilson. The Jain caste and sub-caste system was a comparatively later development within their community, and it may have arisen from the ancient classification of Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya and Śūdra. Before distinction of these classes (such as Pora), the society was not divided into distinct separate sections, but all were considered as different ways of life and utmost importance was attached to individual chartacter and mode of behaviour.
According to Dr. Vilas Adinath Sangava, “Jainism does not recognise castes (viz., Pora) as such and at the same time the Jaina books do not specifically obstruct the observance of caste rules by the members of the Jaina community. The attitude of Jainism towards caste is that it is one of the social practices, unconnected with religion, observed by people; and it was none of its business to regulate the working of the caste system” (source).
The legendary account of the origin of these 84 Jain castes (e.g., Pora) relate that once a rich Jain invited members of the Jain community in order to establish a vaiśya-mahāsabhā (i.e. Central Association of Traders). In response, 84 representatives came from different places, and they were later seen as the progenitors of these castes. Various sources however mention differences in the list.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypōra (पोर).—n A child. Pr. pōrā āṇi buddhi tērā Children are fickle and flighty. 2 m A little boy. 3 f A little girl. 4 n Applied to a pup, cub, whelp &c.
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pōrā (पोरा).—m A black insect found in grain.
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pōrā (पोरा).—a Wild, growing spontaneously. pōrēṃ jhāḍa A wild tree: also a weed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpōra (पोर).—n A child. m A little boy. f A little girl. n A pup, cub, whelp &c.
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pōrā (पोरा).—m A black insect found in grain.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPora (पोर):—= parvan, in nīla-p and śata-p q.v.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPora (पोर) [Also spelled por]:—(nm) a knuckle; the space between any two joints of a finger; finger-tip; —[pora meṃ darda honā/pirānā] every inch/joint of the body to ache.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Pora (पोर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pūtara.
2) Pora (पोर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Paura.
3) Pora (पोर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Parvan.
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 corpusPoṟa (ಪೊಱ):—
1) [adjective] (in comp.) originating, coming from or situated beyond given limits; from some other place, person, group, etc.; outside.
2) [adjective] that is presented to view or is obvious.
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Pōra (ಪೋರ):—
1) [noun] a male child, from birth to full growth, esp. one less than thirteen years of age; a boy.
2) [noun] a mischevous boy.
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 LexiconPōra (போர) adverb < போரு-. [poru-.] Entirely; exceedingly; மிகவும். [migavum.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 7, ப்ர. [pra.])
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Pōrā (போரா) noun < Urdu bōhrāh. A sect of Indian Shiah Muslims in Bombay Presidency; பம்பாய் மாகாணத்து ஷியா முகம்மதிய வகையார். [pambay maganathu shiya mugammathiya vagaiyar.] Local usage
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Pōrā (போரா) noun Bale of cotton; பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ுப் பொதி. [panchup pothi.] Local usage
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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Starts with (+100): Pora-Panjidhara-pariksha, Pora-Shrikarana, Porabiga, Porabuddhi, Porabudhdi, Poracalavani, Poraceshta, Porada, Poradi, Poradu, Poraga, Poragade, Poragala, Poragan, Poragana, Poragay, Porage, Poragi, Poragu, Poragumda.
Ends with: Batikapora, Cindhyapora, Corapora, Gamdupora, Hatthipora, Kapora, Lopora, Machhpora, Maharapora, Mikopora, Nilapora, Oenocarpus mapora, Randapora, Randapora Kim Rajapora, Samudrapora, Selaginella monospora, Shatapora, Tapora, Udalapora.
Full-text (+53): Nilapora, Poraka, Porappoliya, Shatapora, Porakkalam, Corimporim, Parvan, Poraporaka, Por, Poravata, Putara, Poragala, Pora-Panjidhara-pariksha, Paura, Ericcarpatu, Pora-Shrikarana, Nilaghora, Cabina, Takkayam, Porata.
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