Patanashila, Patana-shila, Patanaśīla, Patanasīla: 6 definitions
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Patanashila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
The Sanskrit term Patanaśīla can be transliterated into English as Patanasila or Patanashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPatanaśīla (पतनशील).—a. accustomed to fall down.
Patanaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms patana and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPatanaśīla (पतनशील):—[=patana-śīla] [from patana > pat] mfn. accustomed to fall down, [Kāvya literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPatanaśīla (पतनशील):—adj. tending to fall; in decline;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarypatanasīla (ပတနသီလ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[patana+sīla]
[ပတန+သီလ]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shila, Patana, Cila.
Full-text: Patansheel, Patuka.
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