Ganana, Gaṇanā: 22 definitions
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Ganana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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In Hinduism
Shaiva philosophy
Gaṇanā (गणना) refers to “that which is countable” (as opposed to Gaṇanāhīna—i.e., the “uncountable permutations” of the cause of liberation), according to Bhaṭṭa Rāmakaṇṭha’s 10th-century Tattvatrayanirṇayavivṛti—a commentary on the 7th-century Tattvatrayanirṇaya by Sadyojyoti which discusses philosophical aspects of Śiva including the theories of Puruṣas (souls), Māyā (primal matter) and Mala (the innate impurity afflicting souls).—Accordingly, “[verse 14]: And discerning [a range of permutations of] the cause of liberation [that are] thus beyond counting (gaṇanā-hīna) and [that have been] defended by valid argument, the Lord has [thus and] not otherwise taught an infinitude of means.”—[commentary]: “Having discerned the cause of liberation, which is the maturation of impurity and which is in this way [as we have seen above] infinitely various in that it affects an infinite number of souls, [in other words] different for each individual soul, [a cause] for which good reasoning exists to prove it, in the form of logical inferences that have been previously stated [in the preceding 3 verses and in the commentary thereon], the Lord has taught an infinitude of means, called initiation, for this [liberation], in the various scriptures, and not in any other way. And so what is meant is that the problem of everbody being liberated when one person is liberated does not apply in this system”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Gaṇanā (गणना) refers to “calculation”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] That which can never be grasped is ‘profound’. The self has never been grasped by any Buddha. Why is that? The self is originally pure, and just as the self is pure, so all dharmas are pure. Why do we say ‘pure’? Since any dharma is unoriginated and beyond origination, not ceased, and beyond cessation, it is called ‘pure’. In what is beyond darkness, beyond manifestation, without basis and blindness, in what is the deep and highest truth, there is no sight or cessation of sight, up to and including no mind or cessation of mind, that is the space of objects where there is no calculation (gaṇanā). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Gaṇanā.—(EI 20), accountancy. (CII 1), ‘taking into account’. Note: gaṇanā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
gaṇanā : (f.) number; counting; arithmetic.
Gaṇanā, (f.) counting, i.e. 1. counting up, arithmetic, number J.I, 29; Vism.278 sq.; Miln.79; VvA.194. ‹-› 2. counting, census, statistics; Tikap. 94; J.I, 35; Miln.4 (senā °ṃ kāretvā); DhA.I, 11, 34.—3. the art of counting, arithmetics as a study & a profession, forbidden to the bhikkhus Vin.I, 77=IV.129 (°ṃ sikkhati to study ar.); D.I, 11 (expl. DA.I, 95 by acchiddaka-gaṇanā); M.I, 85; III, 1 (°ājīva); DA.I, 157. —gaṇana-patha (time-) reckoning, period of time Miln.20, 116. (Page 241)
gaṇana (ဂဏန) [(thī,na) (ထီ၊န)]—
[gaṇa+yu]
[ဂဏ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
gaṇana—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဂဏန်း၊ သင်္ချာ၊ ရေတွက်ခြင်း၊ အရေအတွက်။ (၂) ဂဏန်းသင်္ချာ အတတ်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Numbers, mathematics, counting, quantities. (2) Numerical skills.
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
gaṇana (गणन).—n (S) Counting or numbering. 2 Amount or sum.
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gaṇanā (गणना).—f (S) Counting or computing. 2 fig. Reckoning, regarding, esteeming.
gaṇana (गणन).—n Counting, numbering. Sum.
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
Gaṇana (गणन).—[gaṇ-bhāve lyuṭ]
1) Counting, calculation.
2) Adding, enumerating.
3) Considering, supposing, regarding.
4) Believing, thinking.
5) Account.
-nā Calculation, consideration, regard, account; का वा गणना सचेतनेषु अपगतचेतनान्यपि संघट्टयितुमलम् (kā vā gaṇanā sacetaneṣu apagatacetanānyapi saṃghaṭṭayitumalam) (madanaḥ) K.157 (what need we say of &c.; cf. kathā.); तन्त्रिणां वा तृणानां वा राजन्का गणना रणे (tantriṇāṃ vā tṛṇānāṃ vā rājankā gaṇanā raṇe) Rāj. T.5.39; Meghadūta 1,89; R.11.66; Śiśupālavadha 16. 59; Amaruśataka 67.
Derivable forms: gaṇanam (गणनम्).
Gaṇana (गणन).—nf.
(-naṃ-nā) 1. Counting, enumerating. 2. Arithmetic. E. gaṇ to count, yuc aff.
Gaṇana (गणन).—[gaṇ + ana], n. and f. nā. 1. Counting, [Pañcatantra] pr. [distich] 7. 2. Calculation, settlement, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 237. 3. Annumerating, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 8, 94. 4. Consideration, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Gaṇana (गणन).—[neuter] nā [feminine] numbering, calculation; taking into account.
1) Gaṇana (गणन):—[from gaṇ] n. reckoning, counting, calculation, [Pāṇini 5-4, 17; Pañcatantra; Hitopadeśa]
2) Gaṇanā (गणना):—[from gaṇana > gaṇ] a f. idem, [Mahābhārata iii; Meghadūta; Raghuvaṃśa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] the being enumerated among (in [compound]), [Raghuvaṃśa viii, 94]
4) [v.s. ...] considering, supposing, [Daśakumāra-carita vii, 185; Hitopadeśa]
5) [v.s. ...] regarding, taking notice of ([genitive case]), consideration, [Prabodha-candrodaya i, 20/21; Rājataraṅgiṇī v, 308.]
6) [v.s. ...] b f. of na q.v.
Gaṇana (गणन):—[(nā-naṃ)] 1. f. n. Counting.
Gaṇana (गणन):—(von gaṇay) n. und gaṇanā f.
1) das Zählen, Berechnen, Berechnung: kriyābhyāvattigaṇane [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 4, 17.] satāṃ gaṇane ad [Prooemium im Hitopadeśa 14.] guṇigaṇagaṇanārambhe [Pañcatantra Pr. 7.] Gewöhnlich f.: navaiva yogo gaṇanāmeti śaśvat [Mahābhārata 3, 10666.] divasagaṇanātatparā [Meghadūta 10. 85.] [Amaruśataka 64.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 111, 11.] kṣatriyāntakaraṇaikaviṃśatervyājapūrvagaṇanāmivodvahan [Raghuvaṃśa 11, 66.] [Pañcatantra II, 148.] —
2) f. das Hinzuzählen, Beizählen: amaragaṇanā das Beizählen zu den Unsterblichen [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 94.] munaṣyagaṇanābhāvāt weil sie nicht zu den Menschen gezählt werden [Ratnamālā 27, 7.] —
3) f. das Dafürhalten, Annahme: ayaṃ nijaḥ paro veti gaṇanā laghucetasām [Hitopadeśa I, 64.] svadeśo deśāntaramiti neyaṃ gaṃṇanā vidagdhasya puruṣasya [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 188, 9.] —
4) das Berücksichtigen, Achten auf Etwas [Prabodhacandrodaja 12, 13.]
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Gaṇana (गणन):—
1) koṣa [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 237.] —
4) f. (so auch [Prabodhacandrodaja 12, 13]) tantriṇāṃ vā tṛṇānāṃ vā rājaṃkā gaṇanā raṇe [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 308.]
Gaṇana (गणन):——
1) n. das Zählen , Aufzählen , Herzählen. —
2) f. ā — a) dass. [Indische sprüche 7190] (Pl.). nava gaṇanāmeti so v.a. ist neun an der Zahl. — b) das Gezähltwerden zu (im Comp. vorangehend). — c) das in Anschlag bringen , Hochanschlagen , Gewicht legen auf (Gen.).
Gaṇana (गणन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Gaṇaṇa, Gaṇaṇā.
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
Gaṇanā (गणना):—(nf) counting; calculation, reckoning; ~[kāra] an enumerator, a reckoner.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Gaṇaṇa (गणण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gaṇana.
2) Gaṇaṇā (गणणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gaṇanā.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Gaṇana (ಗಣನ):—[noun] = ಗಣನೆ - [ganane -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Gaṇana (गणन):—n. counting; calculation;
2) Gaṇanā (गणना):—n. 1. counting; 2. consideration; regard;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ao, Yu, Yu, Gana.
Starts with (+30): Gananabala, Gananacara, Gananadassana, Gananagantha, Gananagatha, Gananagati, Gananajiva, Gananakala, Gananakotthasa, Gananamahamatra, Gananamahanta, Gananamattabhava, Gananamattasamanna, Ganananissita, Gananantaradassana, Gananantogadha, Ganananuloma, Ganananupubba, Ganananupubbi, Gananapariccheda.
Full-text (+224): Pariganana, Gananapati, Gananagati, Avaganana, Viganana, Dhammayatana, Gananamahamatra, Trinaganana, Gananavisesa, Gananatita, Gananapatibaddha, Tulaganana, Cittappavattiganana, Gananupaga, Gananavidhi, Sheshankaganana, Gananakotthasa, Gananakala, Kamaganana, Gathaganana.
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