Pannaka, Paṇṇaka: 4 definitions
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Naga king living in Anotatta lake. When Cula Sumana (q.v.) went to the lake to fetch water for his teacher, Pannaka refused to let him take it. There ensued a great struggle of iddhi power between them, in view of the many hosts of deities invoked by Sumana. In the end, Sumana trod with his heel on the head of the Naga, water squirted forth from the folds of the Nagas hood and he was overcome. Ashamed of his defeat, Pannaka complained to Sumanas teacher that the novice had stolen the water. But, on the teachers advice, Pannaka begged forgiveness of Sumana and promised to fetch water from Anotatta whenever he should need it. Sumana visited him again at the Buddhas instigation, in order that his power might be manifest to others. DhA.iv.129ff.
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypaṇṇaka : (nt.) a leaf; a leaf for writing upon; a letter.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPaṇṇaka, (paṇṇa+ka) 1. green leaves (collectively), vegetable, greens J. VI, 24 (kāra° vegetable as homage or oblation); Pv III, 33 (paṅko paṇṇako ca, explained as “kaddamo vā udakacchikkhalo vā” PvA. 189, but evidently misunderstood for “withered leaves”); PvA. 256 (tiṇakaṭṭha-paṇṇaka-sala, is reading correct?).—2. N. of a water plant, most likely a kind of fern (see Kern, Toev. II. 16 q. v.). Often combined with sevāla (Blyxa Octandra), e.g. at J. II, 324; V, 37.—The spelling is also paṇaka, even more frequent than paṇṇaka and also combined with sevāla, e.g. Vin. III, 177 (in combination saṅkha —sevāla°, where Bdhgh explains “saṅkho ti dīghamūlako paṇṇasevālo vuccati, sevālo ti nīlasevālo, avaseso udaka-pappaṭaka-nīla-bījak’ādi sabbo ‘ti paṇako ti saṅkhaṃ gacchati”); S. V, 122; A. III, 187, 232, 235; J. IV, 71 (sevāla°); Miln. 35 (saṅkha-sevāla-p. which the Manor-pūṛ explanations by udaka-pappaṭaka, and also as “nīlamaṇḍūkapiṭṭhivaṇṇena udakapiṭṭhiṃ chādetvā nibattapaṇakaṃ” see Trenckner, Miln. 421 and cp. Miln. translation I. 302), 210 (suvaṇṇa°), 401 (cakkavāko sevāla paṇaka-bhakkho); KhA 61 (sevāla°; cp. Schubring’s kalpasūtra p. 46 sq.).—3. (see paṇṇa 2) a written leaf, a ticket DhsA. 110. (Page 404)
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Pannaka, (adj.) (fr. panna) silent (?) DA. I, 163. (Page 412)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pannaka (पन्नक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Paṇṇaga.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pannakacanan, Pannakacayanan, Pannakacceti, Pannakam, Pannakamuyartton, Pannakaparanam, Pannakara, Pannakata, Pannakavairi.
Ends with: Apaṇṇaka, Nipannaka, Patipannaka, Pratipannaka, Sakridagamiphalapratipannaka, Samapannaka, Sampannaka, Upasampannaka, Utpannaka, Vipannaka.
Full-text: Pannaga, Pannakam, Sampannaka, Vipannaka, Apaṇṇaka, Parnaka, Pratipannaka, Pappataka, Nagaraja, Sevala, Paṇṇika, Panaka, Culasumana, Shankha, Kara.
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