Asanipata, Asanipāta, Asani-pata, Ashanipata: 3 definitions

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Asanipata means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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

[«previous next»] — Asanipata in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

asanipāta : (m.) falling of a thunderbolt.

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

Asanipāta refers to: the falling of the thunderbolt, thunderclap, lightning DA. I, 280 (or should we read asannipāta?); PvA. 45.

Note: asanipāta is a Pali compound consisting of the words asani and pāta.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Aśanipāta (ಅಶನಿಪಾತ):—[noun] a stroke of a thunderbolt.

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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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