Khaṇika, Khanika, Khanikā, Khānika: 10 definitions
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Khaṇika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Khanik.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKhanika.—cf. Prakrit khaniya (EI 20), a pillar. Cf. khāṇu. Note: khanika 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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykhaṇika : (nt.) momentary; temporary; changeable.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKhaṇika, (adj.) (fr. khaṇa) unstable, momentary, temporary, evanescent, changeable; usually syn. with ittara, e.g. J. I, 393; III, 83; PvA. 60.—Vism. 626 (khaṇikato from the standpoint of the momentary). Khaṇikā pīti “momentary joy” is one of the 5 kinds of joy, viz. khuddikā, khaṇikā, okkantikā, ubbegā, pharaṇā (see pīti) Vism. 143, DhsA. 115.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhanikā (खनिका).—A pond; L. D. B.
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Khānika (खानिक).—A hole in a wall, breach.
Derivable forms: khānikaḥ (खानिकः), khānikam (खानिकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhānika (खानिक).—n.
(-kaṃ) An opening or hole in a wall, a breach. E. khan to dig affix ṭhañ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khanika (खनिक):—[from khan] m. (= naka) a house-breaker, thief, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) Khānikā (खानिका):—[from khānaka > khan] f. a ditch, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
3) Khānika (खानिक):—[from khan] n. an opening in a wall, breach, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhānika (खानिक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. An opening or hole in a wall, a breach.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKhanika (खनिक) [Also spelled khanik]:—(nm) a miner, mine worker.
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The Vipassana Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.122 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 17 - The Buddha is afflicted with a Very Severe Illness < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Part 11 - Dependent Origination: Paṭiccasamuppāda < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 12 - The Seven Purifications of a Buddha < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
The Jhanas (by Henepola Gunaratana Mahāthera)
The Two Vehicles < [Chapter 4 - Jhānas and the Supramundane]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 16 - The Doctrine of Momentariness < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]