Samanaka, Samānaka, Sāmaṇaka, Samaṇaka, Sāmanaka: 4 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSamānaka (समानक) (or Samāna) and Sannihita are the two Indras of the Aprajñaptika class Vyantaras living in the first 100 yojanas of the Ratnaprabhā-earth in the “lower world” (adhaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: “[...] In the first 100 yojanas of Ratnaprabhā, with the exception of 10 above and 10 below, i.e., in 80 yojanas, there are 8 classes of Vyantaras: [viz., the Aprajñaptikas, ...] The two Indras in these classes are respectively: [viz., Sannihita and Samāna;...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysāmaṇaka : (adj.) worthy or needful for a monk.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySamaṇaka, (samaṇa+ka) a contemptible (little) ascetic, “some sort of samaṇa” D. I, 90; M. II, 47, 210; Sn. p. 21; Miln. 222; DA. I, 254. At A. II, 48 samaṇaka is a slip for sasanaka. Cp. muṇḍaka in form & meaning. (Page 682)
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Samanaka, (adj.) (sa3+mana+ka) endowed with mind A. II, 48 (text, samaṇaka); S. I, 62. (Page 683)
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Sāmaṇaka, (adj.) (fr. samaṇa) worthy of or needful for a Samaṇa Mhvs 4, 26; 30, 37; assāmaṇaka unworthy of a Samaṇa Vin. I, 45. (Page 704)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySamānaka (समानक).—adj. (= Sanskrit samāna plus -ka, perhaps m.c.), like: pratiśrutkā-°kān Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 142.14 (verse).
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Sāmanaka (सामनक).—[, f. °ikā, read samānikā, to samānaka, like, similar: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.98.3.]
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: Caman-akatakku, Camanakarani, Camanakari, Samanakaksha, Samanakala, Samanakalam, Samanakali, Samanakalina, Samanakalinatva, Samanakaraka, Samanakarana, Samanakarmaka, Samanakarman, Samanakartrika, Samanakartrikata, Samanakartrikatva, Samanakartritva, Shamanakari.
Full-text: Mundakasamanaka, Assamanaka, Mundasamanaka, Samana.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 125 < [Volume 9 (1888)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 110 < [Volume 23 (1918)]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXIV - Tests of topas (puspa-raga) < [Agastya Samhita]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: The birth-bath of Sambhava < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 4: Birth ceremonies of Ṛṣabha < [Chapter II]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Clans and Gana-Sanghas < [Chapter 1 - Political Formation at the time of Buddha]