Asamana, Asamāna, Asamaṇa, Āsamāna, Asanmana: 13 definitions
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Asamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryasamāna : (adj.) unequal.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAsamaṇa, at Pug. 27 is to be read assamaṇa (q. v. ). (Page 88)
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Āsamāna, (adj.) (ppr. of āsaṃsati or āsiṃsati, for the usual earlier āsasāna) wishing, desiring, hoping, expecting Vv 846 (kiṃ ā = kiṃ paccāsiṃ santo VvA. 336); Pv IV. 124 (= āsiṃsamāna patthayamana PvA. 226). (Page 114)
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 Dictionaryasamāna (असमान).—a (S) Unequal, unlike, uneven. asa- mānagati Winding, meandering, flexuous course; unequal or irregular progress; asamānadēśa Undulating ground; diversified country.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishasamāna (असमान).—a Unequal, unlike.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsamana (असमन).—a.
1) Of different colours or minds.
2) Going in different directions; असमना अजिरासो रघुष्यदः (asamanā ajirāso raghuṣyadaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.14.4.
3) Uneven, unequal; असमने अध्वनि वृजिने पथि (asamane adhvani vṛjine pathi) Ṛgveda 6.46.13.
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Asamāna (असमान).—a. Unequalled, matchless; °लावण्यम् (lāvaṇyam) Daśakumāracarita 13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamāna (असमान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) 1. Different. 2. Unlike. 3. Unequal. E. a neg. samāna same.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsamāna (असमान).—[adjective] unequal, dissimilar; [neuter] an awkward situation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asanmāna (असन्मान):—[=asan-māna] [from asan > a-sat] m. for a-sammāna q.v.
2) Asamana (असमन):—[=a-samana] [from a-sama] a mf(ā)n. not remaining united, going in different directions, [Ṛg-veda i, 140, 4; vii, 5, 3]
3) [v.s. ...] uneven (as a path), [Ṛg-veda vi, 46, 13.]
4) Asamāna (असमान):—[=a-samāna] [from a-sama] a mf(ā)n. unequal (by birth or in qualities), different, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā v, 23, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] incomparable, [Daśakumāra-carita]
6) [v.s. ...] n. not a similar or corresponding condition, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
7) Asamana (असमन):—[=a-samana] b See a-sama.
8) Asamāna (असमान):—[=a-samāna] [from a-samāti] b See, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Asanmāna (असन्मान):—[a-sanmāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Disrespect.
2) Asamāna (असमान):—[a-samāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Different.
3) [a-samāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Disrespect.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionary1) Asamāna (असमान) [Also spelled asaman]:—(a) see [asama; ~tā] disparity, inequality; dissimilarity.
2) Āsamāna (आसमान) [Also spelled asaman]:—(nm) =the =sky;—[kā] [thūkā muṃha para paḍatā hai] puff not against the wind;—[ke tāre toḍanā] to realise an impossibility;—[chūnā] same as —[se bāteṃ karanā;—ṭūṭanā/phaṭanā] to be struck by a calamity; —[dikhānā] (esp. in wrestling or fighting) to dash to the ground with face up—to beat all ends up; —[para caḍhanā/uḍanā] to be too vain or proud; —[para caḍhānā] to exalt to the skies; to spoil (somebody) by extravagant praise/flattery; —[para thūkanā] lit. to spit at the sky —to puff against the wind;—[para dimāga honā] to be too conceited or vain;—[meṃ cheda karanā] to achieve the impossible; to be too crafty;—[meṃ cheda honā] to rain incessantly, to have a non-stop dowerpour;—[meṃ thigalī lagānā] to be too skilful/crafty;—[sira para uṭhā lenā] to create havoc, to make excessive noise or mischief;—[se giranā/ṭapakanā] to be attained without effort or exertion;—[se girakara khajūra para] ([meṃ]) [aṭakanā] to fall from the frying pan into the fire;—[se bāteṃ karanā] to vie with the sky, to rise sky-high.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAsamāna (ಅಸಮಾನ):—
1) [adjective] having no equal or that cannot be equalled; matchless; unique; unrivalled; inimitable; best.
2) [adjective] not similar or alike; different; dissimilar.
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Asamāna (ಅಸಮಾನ):—
1) [noun] (mus.) a faulty utterance of notes.
2) [noun] an extremely bad condition; an adverse situation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sanmana, A, Ashan, Sammana, Mana, Samana.
Starts with: Acamanam, Asamanagara, Asamanagiri, Asamanagrama, Asamanakarana, Asamanata, Asamanate, Asamanayana, Asamanayitavya.
Ends with (+67): Abhashamana, Abhibhashamana, Amanasamana, Anabhasamana, Angamardaprashamana, Angamarshaprashamana, Anuprashamana, Apamrityuprashamana, Aprakashamana, Aprishthashamana, Arasamana, Arunasamana, Asasamana, Avabhasamana, Balagrahopashamana, Bhasamana, Bhayashamana, Caurasamana, Dahaprashamana, Dasamana.
Full-text (+3): Asatkara, Asamanakarana, Satavam, Asamanagrama, Jamin-aasmaan, Assamaṇa, Jamina, Anhamana, Mijaja, Asasana, Dimaga, Ashate, Dimag, Acamanam, Maha Assapura Sutta, Asaman, Asat, Lohicca, Naam, Samana.
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