Nanakara, Nana-akara, Nānākāra: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Nanakara 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Nānākāra (नानाकार) refers to “one who assumes diverse shapes”, representing an aspect of Govinda, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: [...] For the welfare of the world, there [manifested the incarnations of] the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion, One who had a Short Stature, Paraśurāma, Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Buddha and Kalkin. I bow to Govinda, the god of gods, who in this manner assumed diverse forms, diverse shapes [i.e., nānākāra] and diverse names, and who is meditated upon by sage”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nānākāra (नानाकार).—[adjective] multiform, manifold.
Nānākāra (नानाकार):—[=nānā-kāra] [from nānā] (nāk) mfn. manifold, various, [Varāha-mihira; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Nānākāra (नानाकार):—(nānā + ākāra) adj. verschiedenartig, mannichfach, allerhand: bhakṣyaiḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 43 (34), 11. 52, 99.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 331.]
Nānākāra (नानाकार):—Adj. verschiedenartig , mannichfach , allerhand.
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
[Pali to Burmese]
nānākāra—
(Burmese text): (၁) အထူးထူး-အမျိုးမျိုး-သော-အခြင်းအရာ-အပြား။ (တိ) (၂) အထူးထူး-အမျိုးမျိုး-သော-အခြင်းအရာ-အပြား-ရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Special various conditions. (2) Having special various conditions.
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: Akara, Nana, Kara.
Starts with: Nanakaram, Nanakaran, Nanakarana, Nanakaranadipana, Nanakaranattha, Nanakarani, Nanakaraniddesa, Nanakaraniya, Nanakarappavatta, Nanakarappavatti, Nanakararatna.
Full-text: Nanakaram, Nanakarappavatta, Nanakarappavatti, Nanakaraniddesa, Nanakararatna, Annanakarana, Za bao, Nana.
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