Dhanta, Dhamta, Ḍhāṃṭa: 8 definitions
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Dhanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dictionarydhanta : (pp. of dhamati) blown; sounded; kindled.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhanta, (Sk. dhvānta in meaning of either dhvanita fr. dhvan to sound, or dhamita fr. dhmā to blow, see dhameti) blown, sounded A.I, 253; J.I, 283, 284. (Page 335)
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 Dictionarydhānta (धांत).—f dhāntaḷī f C A shred, strip, or slip of cloth.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhānta (धांत).—f dhāntaḷī f A shred, strip, or slip of cloth.
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 DictionaryDhānta (धान्त):—(or dhvānta?), mystical Name of the letter n., [Upaniṣad]
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Dhaṃta (धंत) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhvānta.
2) Dhaṃta (धंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhvānta.
3) Dhaṃta (धंत) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhmāta.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dhantapapa, Dhantappala, Dhantaramantara.
Ends with (+163): Abhyupagamasiddhanta, Adeshasiddhamta, Adhikaranasiddhanta, Adityapratapasiddhanta, Advaitasiddhanta, Ahobalanathasiddhanta, Aitihyatattvaraddhanta, Anusiddhamta, Apasiddhanta, Apradhanta, Aryabhatasiddhanta, Aryasiddhanta, Ashaucasiddhanta, Asiddhanta, Avasiddhamta, Badarayanasiddhamta, Badhanta, Balamallavenasiddhanta, Bandhanta, Bauddharaddhanta.
Full-text: Madhyakaumudi, Dhvanta, Dhant, Dhmata, Pravedhati, Niddhanta.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Sarvajñātma Muni (a.d. 900) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 7 - Śaṅkara and his School < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3 - The final goal < [Volume 4.2.3 - Philosophy of God]
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section V - Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi (II) < [Chapter IV]