Poha, Pōhā, Pohā: 4 definitions
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Poha means something in the history of ancient India, 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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India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (history)Poha (पोह) refers to one of the twelve months mentioned in the Bārāmāso (dealing with poetry and riddles), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The months are described in the following sequence: [e.g., Poha] [...]. The tone is that of an evocation of the sounds and things seen during each of the twelve months akin to love poetry (sājana, mere sājana) and profane twelve months songs. But as the poem unfolds the religious tone increases, with reference to ‘the good teacher’ and presence of Jain terms so that this work is also close to Aupadeśik Bāramāso [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypōhā (पोहा).—m (Or pōvā) A troop (of pilgrims, emigrants, beggars). Ex. tō kāṃhīṃ pōhā cukūna āḍa- mārgīṃ || kukkaṭāśramīṃ pātalī ||. 2 The singular number of pōhē q. v.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpōhā (पोहा).—or -
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 dictionaryPoha (पोह) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Protha.
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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Starts with (+6): Pohace, Pohaci, Pohakarmul, Pohala, Pohana, Pohanava, Pohanca, Pohancanem, Pohancata, Pohancavinem, Pohancela, Pohanci, Pohanem, Pohani, Pohanige, Pohanisu, Pohapoha, Pohar, Pohara, Poharanem.
Ends with: Apoha, Dharmapoha, Jnanapoha, Malapoha, Mohapoha, Pohapoha, Shenapoha, Sugunapoha, Uhapoha, Upoha, Vratopoha, Vyapoha.
Full-text: Poha po'i, Prithuka, Pangalapova, Pangalapova-Poha-Poho, Avalakki, Adasangadim, Malapava, Protha, Uha, Pangulapova, Pohe, Baramaso.
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