Pramanaka, Pramāṇaka: 6 definitions
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Pramanaka 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsPramāṇaka (प्रमाणक) [=Pramāṇa?] refers to “measurement”, according to the 13th-century Matsyendrasaṃhitā: a Kubjikā-Tripurā oriented Tantric Yoga text of the Ṣaḍanvayaśāmbhava tradition from South India.—Accordingly, “[The intercourse (saṃga)]:—[...] He should dry brahmamaṇḍūkī together with its roots in the shade. He should mix it with grape-juice, candied sugar and ghee. He should have it three times [a day] for three months in portions measuring a dice (akṣa-pramāṇaka) as food and drink and he should drink milk. His semen will not deteriorate in millions of years if he practises sex [with Māyā]. His [semen] will never ever wane. It is for the rejuvenation of the body, O Priyā. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPramāṇaka (प्रमाणक).—a. (At the end of comp.) Measuring, extending to, as far as.
-kaḥ see प्रमाण (pramāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pramāṇaka (प्रमाणक):—[from pra-mā] mfn. (ifc.) = pramāṇa, measure, quantity, extent, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] argument, proof, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]
[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 DictionaryPramāṇaka (प्रमाणक):—n. certificate; voucher;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pramanakarta.
Ends with: Akshapramanaka, Alpapramanaka, Nitpramanaka.
Full-text: Alpapramanaka, Nitpramanaka, Pramank, Akshapramanaka, Pramana, Pramanika, Aksha.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 79 < [Volume 15 (1911)]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 4.16 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.34 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
10. Various other rivers in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Bhagavatpadabhyudaya by Lakshmana Suri (study) (by Lathika M. P.)
Śaṅkara’s Methodology < [Chapter 3 - References to Śaṅkara’s Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Failure of theistic proofs < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]