Pramanajna, Pramānajña, Pramāṇajña, Pramana-jna: 4 definitions

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Pramanajna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Pramanajna in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Pramānajña (प्रमानज्ञ).—The experts in the measurement of time.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 219.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pramanajna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pramāṇajña (प्रमाणज्ञ).—a. knowing the modes of proof, (as a logician).

-jñaḥ an epithet of Śiva.

Pramāṇajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pramāṇa and jña (ज्ञ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pramāṇajña (प्रमाणज्ञ).—m.

(-jñaḥ) 1. An epithet of Siva. 2. A logician.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pramāṇajña (प्रमाणज्ञ):—[=pramāṇa-jña] [from pramāṇa > pra-mā] mfn. knowing the modes of proof, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

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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.

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