Pramanavacana, Pramāṇavacana, Pramana-vacana: 2 definitions
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Pramanavacana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pramanavachana.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPramāṇavacana (प्रमाणवचन).—an authoritative statement.
Derivable forms: pramāṇavacanam (प्रमाणवचनम्).
Pramāṇavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pramāṇa and vacana (वचन). See also (synonyms): pramāṇavākya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPramāṇavacana (ಪ್ರಮಾಣವಚನ):—[noun] a formal oath taken from or pronounced by a new incumbent to a particular office.
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)
Partial matches: Vacana, Pramana.
Full-text: Pramanavakya.
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