Amantrana, Āmantraṇa, Āmantraṇā, Amamtrana: 15 definitions

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Amantrana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Shodhganga: Vaiyākaraṇabhūṣaṇasāra: a critical study

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण).—Permission to do as one likes.

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

1) Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण).—Calling out from a distance;

2) Āmantraṇa.—An invitation which may or may not be accepted; cf. विधि-निमन्त्रणामन्त्रणाधीष्टसंप्रश्नप्रार्थनेषु लिङ् (vidhi-nimantraṇāmantraṇādhīṣṭasaṃpraśnaprārthaneṣu liṅ) P.III. 3.161 whereon M. Bh. remarks अथ निमन्त्रणामन्त्रणयोः को विशेषः । अथ संनिहितेन निमन्त्रणं भवति असंनिहितेन आमन्त्रणम् । नैषोस्ति विशेषः । असंनिहितेनापि निमन्त्रणं भवति संनि-हितेनापि चामन्त्रणम् । एवं तर्हि यन्नियोगतः कर्तव्यं तन्निमन्त्रणम् । आमन्त्रणे कामचारः । (atha nimantraṇāmantraṇayoḥ ko viśeṣaḥ | atha saṃnihitena nimantraṇaṃ bhavati asaṃnihitena āmantraṇam | naiṣosti viśeṣaḥ | asaṃnihitenāpi nimantraṇaṃ bhavati saṃni-hitenāpi cāmantraṇam | evaṃ tarhi yanniyogataḥ kartavyaṃ tannimantraṇam | āmantraṇe kāmacāraḥ |) M. Bh. on P.III.3.161.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण) refers to “addressing”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “If it is exceedingly desired to avoid descending into hell or solely to obtain the great power of the lord of the 30 gods, if the ultimate aim of a man is desirable, then,  [com.—O! (bho), [gentle] men (lokāḥ), in softly addressing (komala-āmantraṇa) as] pray, what else is to be spoken of? You must perform the doctrine. [Thus ends the reflection on] the doctrine”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Amantrana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āmantraṇa (आमंत्रण).—n (S) Calling or summoning; a call or summons. 2 Inviting; an invitation. v kara, dē.

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

āmantraṇa (आमंत्रण).—n An invitation; calling. āmantraṇēṃ v t Invite; call.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Amantrana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण) or Āmantraṇā (आमन्त्रणा).—

1) Addressing, calling, calling out to; अम्बेति वै योषाया आमन्त्रणम् (ambeti vai yoṣāyā āmantraṇam) Śat. Br.

2) Bidding adieu, taking leave of.

3) Greeting, welcome, courtesy.

4) Invitation; अनिन्द्यामन्त्रणादृते (anindyāmantraṇādṛte) Y.1.112.

5) Permission.

6) Conversation; अन्योन्यामन्त्रणं यत्स्याज्जनान्ते तज्जनान्तिकम् (anyonyāmantraṇaṃ yatsyājjanānte tajjanāntikam) S. D.6.

7) The vocative case.

8) Deliberation; asking interrogation; यन्त्यस्यामन्त्रणमामन्त्रणीयो भवति य एवं वेद (yantyasyāmantraṇamāmantraṇīyo bhavati ya evaṃ veda) Av.8.1.7.

Derivable forms: āmantraṇam (आमन्त्रणम्).

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

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण).—nf.

(-ṇaṃ-ṇā) 1. Calling or calling to. 2. Courtesy, welcome, adiew, &c. 3. Inviting, invitation. 4. Interrogation. 5. The vocative case. E. āṅ before matri to consult, affix yuc.

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

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण).—i. e. ā-mantr + ana, n. 1. Calling, addressing. 2. Invitation, [Pañcatantra] 34, 17.

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

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण).—[neuter] addressing, calling to; greeting, taking leave; invitation, consultation.

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

1) Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण):—[=ā-mantraṇa] [from ā-mantr] n. addressing, speaking to, calling or calling to, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] summoning

3) [v.s. ...] inviting, invitation, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] deliberation, interrogation, [Atharva-veda viii, 10, 7; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

5) [v.s. ...] greeting, courtesy, welcome

6) [v.s. ...] bidding adieu, taking leave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] the vocative case

8) Āmantraṇā (आमन्त्रणा):—[=ā-mantraṇā] [from ā-mantraṇa > ā-mantr] f. addressing, calling, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण):—[ā-mantraṇa] (ṇaṃ-ṇā) 1. n. f. Invitation, welcome; calling.

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

Āmantraṇa (आमन्त्रण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āmaṃtaṇa.

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Amantrana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Amantrana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Āmaṃtraṇa (ಆಮಂತ್ರಣ):—

1) [noun] an inviting to come somewhere or do something; an invitation.

2) [noun] the message or note used in inviting; an invitation letter or card.

3) [noun] respectful treatment.

4) [noun] (gram.) (in the case of nouns) the case used in direct address to indicate the person or thing addressed; the vocative case.

5) [noun] an elaborate meal; a feast (esp. the one arranged in honour of a person); a banquet.

6) [noun] a sending off of a guest in a formal way, usu. with good wishes.

7) [noun] the act or an instance of talking together; verbal exchange of ideas, opinions, etc.; a conversation.

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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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