Namana, Namanā: 18 definitions
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Namana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNamana (नमन):—Bending of the body
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynamana : (ger. of namati) (nt.) bending; bowing down.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNamanā, (f.) (abstr. to namati, cp. Sk. namana nt. ) bent, application, industry Vbh. 352. (Page 347)
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Namana, (nt.) (a philosophical term constructed by Bdhgh. from nāma, cp. ruppana-rūpa) naming, giving a name KhA 78; DhsA. 52 (see nāma2); Vism. 528. (Page 347)
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)1) namana—
(Burmese text): (၁) (အာရုံသို့ရှေးရှူ) ညွတ်ခြင်း။ (တိ) (၂) (အာရုံသို့ ရှေးရှူ) ညွတ်တတ်သော။ နမနဋ္ဌ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) (To glance towards) a twitch. (Specifically) (2) (To glance towards) able to twitch. Also see Namandha.
2) nāmana—
(Burmese text): ညွတ်စေတတ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Can be distorted.
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 Dictionarynamana (नमन).—n (S) Bending, bowing, incurvating. 2 fig. Rendering obeisance or reverence unto. 3 The lines in praise of the Deity at the commencement of a Puraṇ or other work. na0 karaṇēṃ-lāvaṇēṃ To begin or enter upon (a work gen.) And na0 hōṇēṃ-lāgaṇēṃ in. con. To be begun.
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nāmanā (नामना).—f (nāma S) Fame, renown, celebrity.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnamana (नमन).—n Bending, bowing, incurvating. Rendering obeisance. The lines in praise of the Deity at the commence- ment of a Puran or other work.
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nāmanā (नामना).—f Fame, renown.
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 dictionaryNamana (नमन).—[nam-lyuṭ]
1) Bowing down, bending, stooping.
2) Sinking.
3) A bow, salutation, obeisance.
-naḥ One who causes to bend or bow; नमयति स्म वनानि मनस्विनीजनमनो नमनो घनमारुतः (namayati sma vanāni manasvinījanamano namano ghanamārutaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.3.
Derivable forms: namanam (नमनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNāmana (नामन).—(compare Prakrit ṇāmana, bending, lowering), see a-nāmana-tā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNamana (नमन).—[adjective] (—°) & [neuter] bending.
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Nāmana (नामन).—[adjective] bending.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Namana (नमन):—[from nam] mfn. bending, bowing (ifc.), [Śiśupāla-vadha vi, 30] (cf. nṛ-)
2) [v.s. ...] n. bowing down, sinking, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] bending (a bow), [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
4) Nāmana (नामन):—[from nam] mfn. ([from] [Causal] of √nam) bending down, humiliating, [Kāvyādarśa]
5) [v.s. ...] depression under the horizon, [Golādhyāya]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Namana (नमन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇamaṇa, Ṇāmaṇa.
[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 dictionary1) Namana (नमन) [Also spelled naman]:—(nm) deferential salutation, bowing; flexure; dip; —[karanā] to bow, to salute deferentially.
2) Namanā (नमना):—(v) to bow, to salute, to make obeisance.
3) Nāmana (नामन):—(nm) nomination, naming.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇamaṇa (णमण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Namana.
2) Ṇāmaṇa (णामण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Namana.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNamana (ನಮನ):—
1) [noun] the act of bending something or oneself (in reverence or submission).
2) [noun] (phys.) the spreading of a wave motion, as light, as it passes an obstacle and expands into the region that is behind the obstacle and hence not directly exposed to the incoming waves; diffraction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNamana (नमन):—n. 1. salutation; greeting; 2. bowing down; bending; 3. humility; politeness;
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: Namu, Yu, Ne, Nama.
Starts with (+1): Namanabhika, Namanadandaka, Namanaka, Namanakayanga, Namanakicca, Namanakshatra, Namanakshattiram, Namanalakkhana, Namanam, Namanamantapam, Namanamasi, Namanamesi, Namanamika, Namananatta, Namanaruppanavirodha, Namanasabhava, Namanasamanna, Namanathutiyattha, Namanattha, Namanau.
Full-text (+16): Vinamana, Anamana, Unnamana, Parinamana, Viparinamana, Mahanamana, Pranamana, Grihanamana, Nrinamana, Pratyunnamana, Upanamana, Samnamana, Patippanamana, Unamana, Nirnamana, Samutkshepana, Narnamana, Damdanamana, Namanamantapam, Haitanama.
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