Omana, Omāna: 5 definitions
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Omana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
'inferiority-conceit'; s. māna.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
1) Omāna, 2 (at J. II, 443 we read ucce sakuṇa omāna meaning “Oh bird, flying high” . With the present material we see no satisfactory solution of this puzzle. There is a Burmese correction which is at variance with the commentary) “flying”, the v. l. BB is ḍemāna (fr. ḍī). C. explns. by caramāna gacchamāna. Müller, P. Gr. 99 proposes to read ḍemāna for omāna. (Page 169)
2) Omāna, 1 (fr. o + man, think. The Sk. avamāna is later) disregard, disrespect, contempt DhA. II, 52 (+ atimāna). Cp. foll. & see also avamāna. (Page 169)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
ōmaṇa (ओमण).—See ōmbaṇa &c.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Omana (ओमन).—m.
1) Protection.
2) Favour, kindness.
3) A kind person.
-nā A friend, helper, protector; परि घ्रंस- मोमना वां वयो गात् (pari ghraṃsa- momanā vāṃ vayo gāt) Ṛgveda 7.69.4.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Omāṇa (ओमाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Apamāna.
2) Omāṇa (ओमाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Avamāna.
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.
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