Pasanga, Pasaṅga, Pasamga: 6 definitions
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Pasanga means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypasaṅga : (m.) inclination; attachment; event; occasion.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPasaṅga, (fr. pa+sanj. Class Sk. prasaṅga in both meanings) 1. hanging on, inclination, attachment to KhA 18; PvA. 130.—2. occasion, event; Loc. pasaṅge at the occasion of (—°), instead of KhA 213 (karaṇavacana°, where PvA. 30 in id. p. reads karaṇ’atthe). (Page 445)
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypāsaṅga (पासंग).—m n ( P) Inclination of the balance: also the weight or thing put into the light scale to remove it and effect equilibrium. 2 The bearing or pointing of flame.
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pāsāṅga (पासांग).—m n Commonly pāsaṅga.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpāsaṅga (पासंग).—m n Inclination of the balance. The weight put into the light scale to remove it and effect equilibrium. pāsaṅgāsa na puraṇēṃ To be incomparably inferior to.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPasaṃga (पसंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prasaṅga.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPāsaṃga (ಪಾಸಂಗ):—
1) [noun] the differential weight used to correct the imbalance in weight between the two pans of a weighing scale.
2) [noun] a triffling thing that can be neglected or disregarded; an unimportant thing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pacankal, Pacankam, Pasangasa Denem.
Ends with: Aippasamga, Apasanga, Sopasanga, Upasanga.
Full-text: Prasanga, Titiru, Abhanda, Pasamga, Pasang, Akla, Akl.
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