Nanartha, Nānārtha, Nana-artha: 7 definitions
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Nanartha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Nānārtha (नानार्थ) refers to a “variety of purposes”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] The object of hunting is not meat alone, but from it one acquires pearls, skins, and musks. Even elephants are captured; animals therefore are sought for, for a variety of purposes (nānārtha-siddhi), and so it is called hunting. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Nānārtha (नानार्थ) refers to “multiplicity”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (5). The Buddha has no non-concentrated mind.—[...] All the characteristics of things (dharmalakṣaṇa), unity (ekārtha), multiplicity (nānārtha), production (utpāda), cessation (nirodha), interruption (uccheda), permanence (śāśvata), coming (āgama) and going (nirgama) are deceptions, the formation of a collection of falsehoods. Since the Buddha is well established in the true nature of dharmas, his mind is never non-concentrated and, being never non-concentrated, it does not change. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nānārtha (नानार्थ).—a.
1) having different aims or objects.
2) having different meanings, homonymous (as a word).
Nānārtha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nānā and artha (अर्थ).
Nānārtha (नानार्थ).—[adjective] having a different aim or purpose; having different meanings, [substantive] such a word.
1) Nañartha (नञर्थ):—[=nañ-artha] [from nañ] m. the meaning of na
2) Nānārtha (नानार्थ):—[from nānā] mfn. (nār) having a different aim or object, [Kaṭha-upaniṣad]
3) [=nānā-rtha] [from nānārtha > nānā] containing some other sense (as a new sentence), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā-prātiśākhya]
4) [v.s. ...] having d° meanings (as a word of d° m°), [grammar] [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Nānārtha (नानार्थ):—(nānā + artha)
1) adj. einen verschiedenen Zweck —, ein verschiedenes Ziel habend [KATHOP. 2, 1.] —
2) adj. etwas Anderes enthaltend, subst. so v. a. ein neuer Satz [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 2, 17] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 155.] Könnte auch heissen eine andere Sache (also nicht adj. comp.) —
3) adj. subst. verschiedene Bedeutungen habend, ein Wort, welches mehrere Bedeutungen hat, [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 2, 64, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 2.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 1, 1. 6, 45.] [Hārāvalī 225.] koṣa ein Wörterbuch, welches solche Wörter behandelt, [Oxforder Handschriften 113,a. No. 414.] dhvanimañjarī Titel eines best. Wörterbuchs dieser Art [No. 445.] ratnamālā desgl. [164,a,3. 182,b. No. 441.] saṃgraha Zusammenstellung der Wörter mit mehreren Bedeutungen [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 1.] Titel einer best. Wörtersammlung von Ajayapāla [Oxforder Handschriften No. 427.]
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Nānārtha (नानार्थ):—
3) ratnatilaka = anekārthatilaka [Oxforder Handschriften 352,a,3.]
Nānārtha (नानार्थ):—Adj. —
1) einen verschiedenen Zweck — , ein verschiedenes Ziel habend. —
2) etwas Anderes enthaltend ; Subst. ein neuer Satz. —
3) verschiedene Bedeutungen habend ; Subst. ein Wort mit mehreren Bedeutungen.
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.
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Partial matches: Artha, Nan, Nana.
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