Rohanta: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Rohanta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. A lake in Himava. J.iv.413.
2. The Bodhisatta born as king of deer. See the Rohantamiga Jataka.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismRohanta (रोहन्त) is the name of a river situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Rohanta-Miga-Jātaka describes Rohanta as a lake which however has not been identified.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrōhanta (रोहंत).—m f rōhamanta f (rōmantha S) Chewing the cud,ruminating.
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 dictionaryRohanta (रोहन्त).—[ruheḥ jñac Uṇādi-sūtra 3.127] A tree in general.
-ntī A creeper.
Derivable forms: rohantaḥ (रोहन्तः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohanta (रोहन्त).—m.
(-ntaḥ) 1. A kind of tree. 2. Any tree. f. (-ntī) A sort of creeper. E. ruha to grow, Unadi aff. jhac, fem. aff. ṅīṣ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohanta (रोहन्त):—[from roha] m. a [particular] tree (others ‘any tree’), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRohanta (रोहन्त):—(ntaḥ) 1. m. A tree. f. (tī) A creeper.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rohantamiga Jataka.
Ends with: Arohanta.
Full-text: Rohantamiga Jataka, Rohanti, Rohana.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 501: Rohanta-Miga-jātaka < [Volume 4]