Cirena: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Cirena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chirena.
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Pali-English dictionary
cirena : (adv.) after a long time.
cirena (စိရေန) [(bya) (ဗျ)]—
[cira+e．thoma．(cireṇa-saṃ)]
[စိရ+ဧနပ်။ ထောမ။ (စိရေဏ-သံ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
cirena—
(Burmese text): ကြာမြင့်-ရှည်ကြာ-စွာသော-အခါ-ကာလ။
(Auto-Translation): A long and extended period of time.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cireṇa (चिरेण).—ind. A long time: see ciram. cira-avya-śa vā enap .
1) Cireṇa (चिरेण):—[from cira] ind. [instrumental case] after a long time, late, not immediately, slowly, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pāṇini 1-1, 70], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali; Raghuvaṃśa v, 64]
2) [v.s. ...] for a long time (See also kiyat), [Mahābhārata xii, 9484]
3) [v.s. ...] ever, at all times, [Prabodha-candrodaya ii, 23/24]
Cireṇa (चिरेण):—adv. Idem.
Cireṇa (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 久乃 [jiǔ nǎi]: “after some time”..
2) 久後 [jiǔ hòu]: “in the future”.
3) 畢竟 [bì jìng]: “absolute”.
4) 經久時 [jīng jiǔ shí]: “passing through a long period of time”.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Cira, E.
Full-text (+6): Acirena, Kivacirena, Nacirena, Cira, Cirenam, Cirbhiti, Garuparinama, Cirakarin, Jing jiu shi, Udanabindu, Jiu nai, Kevacira, Cirandi, Bhanumat, Visravya, Svarbhanu, Cirinti, Jiu hou, Ciranti, Vibhaktisvarapratirupaka.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Cirena, Cira-e, Cireṇa; (plurals include: Cirenas, es, Cireṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya) (by Kusakratha das Brahmacari)
Sūtra 3.1.24 < [Adhyaya 3, Pada 1]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.78 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.5.35 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.5.65 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sthāyī-bhāva)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2136-2138 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2473-2475 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]