Sapatnata, Sapatnatā, Sapatna-ta: 3 definitions
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Sapatnata means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSapatnatā (सपत्नता) refers to “rivalry”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXXII-XXXIV).—Accordingly, “... Hostility is rivalry (sapatnatā). The first offensive movement is of hostility. In time, hostility becomes rivalry (sapatnatā). When one inflicts torment by means of physical and vocal actions, this is malice. Furthermore, the fetter ‘hostility’ is called enmity (vaira). When enmity increases, is prolonged and becomes attached to but not yet fixed in the mind, it takes the name of hostility and also rivalry (sapatnatā). When the mind is determined and no longer has any scruples, this is called malice”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySapatnatā (सपत्नता):—[=sa-patna-tā] [from sa-patna] f. rivalry, enmity, [Mahābhārata]
[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.
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Ends with: Nihsapatnata.
Full-text: Nihsapatnata, Klishta.
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