Hinavada, Hīnavāda, Hina-vada: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Hinavada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhīnavāda (हीनवाद).—m S In law. Inadmissible or improper witness.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHīnavāda (हीनवाद).—a defective statement, contradictory evidence, prevarication.
Derivable forms: hīnavādaḥ (हीनवादः).
Hīnavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hīna and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHīnavāda (हीनवाद).—m.
(-daḥ) Prevarication, contradictory evidence. E. hīna, vāda speech.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHīnavāda (हीनवाद).—(vb. hā), m. contradictory evidence, prevarication.
Hīnavāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hīna and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHīnavāda (हीनवाद):—[=hīna-vāda] [from hīna > hā] m. defective statement, insufficient or contradictory evidence, prevarication, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHīnavāda (हीनवाद):—[hīna-vāda] (daḥ) 1. m. Prevarication.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHīnavāda refers to: one whose doctrine is defective Sn.827; Nd1 167.
Note: hīnavāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words hīna and vāda.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vada, Hina, Vata.
Ends with: Abhinavada.
Relevant text
No search results for Hinavada, Hīnavāda, Hina-vada, Hīna-vāda; (plurals include: Hinavadas, Hīnavādas, vadas, vādas) in any book or story.