Nananama, Nānānāma, Nana-nama: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Nananama 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)
Nānānāma (नानानाम) refers to “one who assumes diverse names”, representing an aspect of Govinda, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: [...]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 and diverse names [i.e., nānānāma], 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
Pali-English dictionary
nānānāma (နာနာနာမ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[nānā+nāma]
[နာနာ+နာမ]
[Pali to Burmese]
nānānāma—
(Burmese text): အထူးထူး-အမျိုးမျိုး-သော အမည်ရှိသော၊ အမည် အမျိုးမျိုးရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): A person with various names, known by different names.
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 (+0): Nana, Name, Name, Name, Name, Name, Nama.
Starts with (+0): Nananaman, Nananamanirupana, Nananamika.
Full-text (+0): Nananamika, Nananamanirupana, Anyonya, Samodita.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 60 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
In Asoka’s Footsteps (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
On the Patriarchal Lineages of Vinaya Transmission Starting with Upāli < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]