Pramanika, Pramāṇikā: 19 definitions
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Pramanika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Pramanik.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraPramāṇikā (प्रमाणिका) is another name for Mattaceṣṭita, which refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the second, the fourth, the sixth and the eighth syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu). It is also known by the name Pramāṇikā.
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Pramāṇikā falls in the Anuṣṭup (Anuṣṭubh) class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing eight syllables each.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarPrāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—Authoritative; those that talk with authority; cf. प्रामाणिकमत-मेतत् (prāmāṇikamata-metat), a phrase often used by commentators.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature1) Pramāṇikā (प्रमाणिका) refers to one of the 135 metres (chandas) mentioned by Nañjuṇḍa (1794-1868 C.E.) in his Vṛttaratnāvalī. Nañjuṇḍa was a poet of both Kannada and Sanskrit literature flourished in the court of the famous Kṛṣṇarāja Woḍeyar of Mysore. He introduces the names of these metres (e.g., Pramāṇikā) in 20 verses.
2) Pramāṇikā (प्रमाणिका) refers to one of the 130 varṇavṛttas (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇavṛtta (e.g., pramāṇikā) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shaiva philosophy
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक) refers to “philosophers”, according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvivṛtivimarśinī 2.131:—“And [we] observe the [following] among philosophers (prāmāṇika): even if [something] exists [as] a real entity, they do not concern themselves with the aspect [of it] that is useless [and] speculative—for exemple, regarding such [imperceptible things] as the sense organs, [this is the case of philosophers] such as the author of the Ṣaḍdhātusamīkṣā, or of followers of Bṛhaspati. [...]
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPrāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक) refers to “logical ability”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability (prāmāṇika-viśuddhi); (3) never giving up training in order to purify one's vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to one's aspirations; (5) no laxity in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one’s aim’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypramāṇika (प्रमाणिक).—a (Properly prāmāṇika S but this mode of spelling is sufficiently authorized in Maraṭhi.) True, just, right, fair, faithful, equitable;--used of persons, proceedings, dealings.
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prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—a (S) True, just, right, fair, faithful, equitable;--used of persons or proceedings. 2 Authoritative or authorized.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpramāṇika (प्रमाणिक).—a True, just, right.
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prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—a Honest, right, faithful. Authoritative.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPramāṇika (प्रमाणिक).—a.
1) Forming or being a measure.
2) Forming an authority.
-kā A kind of metre.
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Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—a. (-kī f.)
1) Established by proof, founded or resting on authority.
2) Founded on the authority of scriptures (śāstrasiddha).
3) Authentic, eredible.
4) Relating to a प्रमाण (pramāṇa), q. v.
-kaḥ 1 One who accepts proof.
2) One who is conversant with the Pramāṇas of the Naiyāyikas, a logician.
3) The head of a trade.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPramāṇika (प्रमाणिक).—adj., f. °kī (Sanskrit Lex.; = Pali pamā°), having a measure, limited, restricted: °kaṃ kuṭiṃ kārayīta [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 480.8, (a monk) shall make himself a hut of limited extent (= Pali Vin. iii.149.11; not quite accurately ren- dered in [Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary] and translation(s)); (if) pramāṇikī me prabhā bhaved Sukhāvatīvyūha 13.17 (then may I not attain perfect en- lightenment! here meaning is very clear); °ka-buddhakṣetra- Gaṇḍavyūha 458.2.
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Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—adj. (Sanskrit, not quite in these mgs.), (1) measurable, subject to measurement: mā ānanda tathāgataṃ (so read, Foucaux, Notes, p. 113) °kaṃ akārṣuḥ…apra- meyo hy ānanda tathāgato Lalitavistara 89.9-10, let them not make (consider) the T. measurable…; (2) °kā(ḥ) sahāyakāḥ Mahāvyutpatti 7607 = Tibetan tshad mar ruṅ ba, fit to be measured; Chin. either based on accurate measure, or reliable; (3) (puṣka- riṇī…) °kā Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.142.1, perhaps extensive (but Divyāvadāna 448.12, same passage, puruṣa-prāmāṇikā, of the measure of a man).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPramāṇika (प्रमाणिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Forming an authority. 2. A measure of length considered from the elbow to the top of the middle finger. f.
(-kā) A species of the Anushtubh metre. E. pramāṇa and ṭan aff.
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Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Exercising or proceeding from some evidence or authority, &c. 2. Being of authority. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A president, the chief or head of a trade, &c. 2. A learned man, one who supports his arguments by reference to book, &c. E. pramāṇa testimony, authority, aff, ṭhañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक).—i. e. pramāṇa + ika, I. adj. 1. Proceeding from some evidence. 2. Being of authority. Ii. m. 1. A chief. 2. A learned man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pramāṇikā (प्रमाणिका):—[from pramāṇaka > pra-mā] f. (ikā) a kind of metre, [Chandomañjarī]
2) Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक):—[=prā-māṇika] [from prā] mf(ī)n. ([from] -māṇa) forming or being a measure, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi] (cf. pra-māṇika)
3) [v.s. ...] founded on evidence or authority, admitting of proof, authentic, credible, [Dāyabhāga]
4) [v.s. ...] one who accepts proof or rests his arguments on authority, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
5) [v.s. ...] a president, the chief or head of a trade, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Having evidence or authority. m. A president; a learned man.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pramāṇikā (प्रमाणिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Pamāṇiā, Pamāṇī.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक) [Also spelled pramanik]:—(a) authentic, genuine; authoritative; ~[tā] authenticity, genuineness; authoritativeness.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPramāṇika (ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿಕ):—[noun] (pros.) a verse in a particular metre.
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Pramāṇika (ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿಕ):—
1) [noun] the act of providing evidence, evidences, proof, proofs, etc.
2) [noun] the length of the arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow; a cubit.
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Prāmāṇika (ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] that can be measured; measurable.
2) [adjective] proved, established, demonstracted to be a fact.
3) [adjective] that will not lie, cheat or steal; truthful; trustworthy.
4) [adjective] showing fairness and sincerity; straightforward; free from deceit.
5) [adjective] gained or earned by fair methods, not by cheating, lying or stealing.
6) [adjective] being what it seems; genuine; pure.
7) [adjective] frank and open.
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Prāmāṇika (ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ):—
1) [noun] a man who will not lie, cheat or steal; a truthful, trustworthy man.
2) [noun] a man of sincerity; a straightforward man.
3) [noun] a man who earns by fair methods, not by cheating, lying or stealing.
4) [noun] a man who is frank and open.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Pramāṇika (प्रमाणिक):—adj. evidential; factual; genuine;
2) Prāmāṇika (प्रामाणिक):—adv. 1. based on proof or authority; authoritative; 2. real; true; factual; 3. authorized; certified; authentic; 4. standard;
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: Pramanika-patha, Pramanika-samaya, Pramanikar, Pramanikaran, Pramanikarana, Pramanikatana, Pramanikate, Pramanikatva, Pramanikavartika, Pramanikavarttika.
Full-text (+1): Apramanika, Pramanikatva, Pramanikavarttika, Pramanika-samaya, Pramanika-patha, Pramanik, Pramanikavartika, Appiramanikkan, Pramanik-samay, Pramanik-paath, Pamani, Appiramanikkam, Apramanya, Piramanikan, Pamania, Piramanikkam, Aratni, Pramati, Mattaceshtita, Anushtubh.
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