Naruttama, Nara-uttama, Narottama: 16 definitions

Introduction:

Naruttama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Narottam.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Seventy three kappas ago there were four kings of this name, all previous births of Tikannapupphiya. Ap.i.195.

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names
context information

Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Theravada from the community on Patreon

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naruttama in Pali glossary

naruttama : (m.) the lord of men.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Naruttama refers to: best of men (Ep. of the Buddha) S. I, 23; D. III, 147; Sn. 1021;

Note: naruttama is a Pali compound consisting of the words nara and uttama.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

naruttama (နရုတ္တမ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[nara+uttama.naresu utta.thoma.(narottama-saṃ,ṇaruttama-prā)]
[နရ+ဥတ္တမ။ နရေသု ဥတ္တမး။ ထောမ။ (နရောတ္တမ-သံ၊ ဏရုတ္တမ-ပြာ)]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

naruttama—

(Burmese text): ဘုရား။ (က) လူတို့ထက်မြတ်သော။ (ခ) လူတို့-၌-တွင်-မြတ်သော။

(Auto-Translation): God. (a) Superior to humans. (b) Esteemed among humans.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
Pali book cover
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Pali from the community on Patreon

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naruttama in Sanskrit glossary

Narottama (नरोत्तम).—

1) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

2) of Buddha.

Derivable forms: narottamaḥ (नरोत्तमः).

Narottama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and uttama (उत्तम).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Narottama (नरोत्तम).—(= Pali naruttama), highest of men, standard epithet of a Buddha: Mahāvyutpatti 40 = Tibetan mi mchog, best man; et passim.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Narottama (नरोत्तम).—[adjective] the best of men.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Narottama (नरोत्तम) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—king, patron of Kṛṣṇa (Pārijātaharaṇacampū). L. 81.

2) Narottama (नरोत्तम):—Adhyātmarāmāyaṇaṭīkā. Io. 562.

3) Narottama (नरोत्तम):—Smṛtisaṃkṣepa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Narottama (नरोत्तम):—[from nara] m. best of men, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu or Buddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] of [Scholiast or Commentator] on the Adhyātma-rāmāyaṇa, [Catalogue(s)]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Naruttama in German

Narottama (नरोत्तम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇaruttama.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Sanskrit from the community on Patreon

Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naruttama in Hindi glossary

Narottama (नरोत्तम) [Also spelled narottam]:—(nm) the foremost/best of men; an excellent man.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
context information

...

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Hindi from the community on Patreon

Prakrit-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naruttama in Prakrit glossary

1) Ṇaruttama (णरुत्तम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Narottama.

2) Ṇaruttama (णरुत्तम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Narottama.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Prakrit from the community on Patreon

Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Naruttama in Nepali glossary

Narottama (नरोत्तम):—n. 1. an eminent person; best of men; 2. Mythol. an epithet of Vishnu;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of naruttama or narottama in the context of Nepali from the community on Patreon

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Help to become even better: