Disata, Disatā, Dishata: 2 definitions
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Disata 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Disatā, 2 (f.) (Sk. *dviṣatā, see disa) state of being an enemy, a host of enemies J.IV, 295 (=disasamūha, v. l. as gloss: verasamoha). (Page 323)
2) Disatā, 1 (f.) (Sk. diśatā, see disā) direction, quarter, region, part of the world J.IV, 359; Pv.II, 921 (kiṃ disataṃ gato “where in the world has he gone?”); Vv II.32 (sādisatā the circle of the 6 directions, cp. VvA.102). (Page 323)
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDiśatā (दिशता).—(= Pali disatā; Sanskrit diś, diśā; [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] refers to a ‘Sanskrit diśatā’ which does not exist), direction, region, point of the compass; only in verses except (rarely) in prose of Mahāvastu, e.g. ii.295.4; others, verses: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 27.10; 205.6; Lalitavistara 162.8 and 167.11 (diśato, acc. pl., § 9.97); 295.21; 421.17 (read daśa-diśata, § 9.68); Mahāvastu i.204.6 = ii.8.1; i.305.20; ii.135.12; 140.12; 299.2; 315.19; 409.17; iii.381.7; 438.15; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 233.1; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 55.3, 14; Bhadracarī 21 (text wrongly diśa tāsu); Gaṇḍavyūha 316.22; Daśabhūmikasūtra.g. 39(65).25.
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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Full-text (+6): Nipajanem, Disanem, Dhadagata, Nikhalasata, Svarga, Adharasa-pantha, Nyagrodha, Barigata, Dhadabhalem, Marathi Mola, Kimbahuna, Adharasa Pantha, Vyavadhana, Kevala, Ranabhari, Ghanadata, Kushala, Lagimbhagim, Navali, Apala.
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