Ranita, Raṇita: 9 definitions

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Ranita 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

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Raṇita (रणित) refers to the “quivering (of the body)” (due to the agitation of vital airs), according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.54.4-5, 9 and 16).—Accordingly, “When the first part of Om whose [entire] length consists of three and a half parts, was [articulated] as a clear sound by which the body quivered (raṇita) because the vital airs were slightly agitated, the process of expelling the vital airs, [which is] called Recaka, made the whole body empty, just as Agastya drank [all] the water [and made] the ocean [empty]...”.

Yoga book cover
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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raṇita (रणित).—Rattling, ringing, a rattling or jingling sound; पृष्ठे लीलावलयरणितं चामरग्राहिणीनाम् (pṛṣṭhe līlāvalayaraṇitaṃ cāmaragrāhiṇīnām) Bhartṛhari 3.61.

Derivable forms: raṇitam (रणितम्).

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

Raṇita (रणित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Sounded. 2. Warred. E. raṇa to sound, kta aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raṇita (रणित).—[adjective] & [neuter] tinkling, rattling, humming.

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

1) Raṇita (रणित):—[from raṇ] mfn. sounded, sounding, ringing etc., [Kāvya literature]

2) [v.s. ...] n. any ringing or rattling sound, [ib.; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] humming (of bees), [Gīta-govinda]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Raṇita (रणित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Sounded; warred.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Raṇita (रणित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Raṇia.

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Ranita in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Raṇita (ರಣಿತ):—[noun] sounded or sounding.

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Raṇita (ರಣಿತ):—[noun] a sound.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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