Nanabhava, Nana-abhava, Nana-bhava, Nānābhāva, Nānābhava, Ñāṇābhāva: 5 definitions
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Nanabhava 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynānābhāva : (m.) separation.
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 dictionaryNānābhāva (नानाभाव).—a. various, manifold.
Nānābhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nānā and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNānābhāva (नानाभाव).—(1) adj., different, various: (teṣām ahaṃ) nānābhāvāṃ cittadhārāṃ (see this) prajānāmi Vajracchedikā 39.11; (2) m., the becoming separate(d); sarvehi priyehi manāpehi nānābhāvo vinābhāvo Mahāvastu ii.215.2, from all loved and charming things separation (? or, possibly, alter- ation, becoming different; but the instr. is then hard to construe) and deprivation occurs; similarly MPS 31.70.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNānābhāva (नानाभाव):—[=nānā-bhāva] [from nānā] mf(ā)n. various, manifold, [Vajracchedikā]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Naanaa, Abhava, Nana, Bhava.
Starts with: Nanabhavadassana, Nanabhavapariyapanna.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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