Paṇamati, Panamati, Panamatī, Pana-mati, Paṇamaṭi: 4 definitions

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Paṇamati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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

Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)

[«previous next»] — Paṇamati in Chandas glossary
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature

Panamatī (पनमती) refers to one of the twelve ardhasama-varṇavṛtta (semi-regular syllabo-quantitative verse) mentioned in the 333rd chapter of the Agnipurāṇa. The Agnipurāṇa deals with various subjects viz. literature, poetics, grammar, architecture in its 383 chapters and deals with the entire science of prosody (e.g., the pana-matī metre) in 8 chapters (328-335) in 101 verses in total.

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Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paṇamati in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

paṇamati : (pa + nam + a) bows down; adores; worships.

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

Paṇamati, (pa+nam) to bend, to be bent or inclined Ps. I, 165, 167;— pp. paṇata ibid.—Caus. panāmeti (q. v.). (Page 403)

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Paṇamati in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paṇamaṭi (பணமடி) [paṇamaṭittal] [paṇam-aṭi] verb < idem. +. transitive To mint coins; நாணயமடித்தல். [nanayamadithal.] — intransitive See பணம்பறி-. [panambari-.] Local usage

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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