Supina, Supīṉā: 6 definitions

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Supina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

supina : (nt.) a dream.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Supina, (m. & nt.) (Vedic svapna; the contracted P. form is soppa) a dream, vision D. I, 9, 54; S. I, 198; IV, 117 (supine in a dream; v. l. supinena); Sn. 360, 807, 927; Nd1 126; J. I, 334 sq. , 374; V, 42; DA. I, 92, 164; Vv 4414; VbhA. 407 (by 4 reasons), 408 (who has dreams); DhA. I, 215. The five dreams of the Buddha A. III, 240; J. I, 69. dussupina an unpleasant dream J. I, 335; PvA. 105 (of Ajātasattu); maṅgala° a lucky dream J. VI, 330; mahā°ṃ passati to have (lit. see) a great vision J. I, 336 sq. (the 16 great visions); °ṃ ādisati to tell a dream Nd1 381.—Supina at Pv. II, 61 read supita.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Supina (सुपिन).—m. (= Pali id., AMg. suviṇa; MIndic for Sanskrit svapna; §§ 3.111, 117; compare supana and next), sleep, dream; only in verses (tho not always metrical(ly) required) except rarely in prose of Mahāvastu, but see also next, in (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 293.9; 294.2, 3, 8; 295.1, 2 (note svapne 295.3, also verse), 10; Lalitavistara 36.22 (read supina-kalpāḥ with most mss. for api na k°); 57.1, 3; 194.20; 302.21; 304.4; 324.9; Mahāvastu i.205.2 = ii.8.16 (read supine for Senart's em. °naṃ); i.207.14 = ii.12.4; ii.12.15, 18; 133.15, 19; 134.16; 135.13 (prose), 17; Samādhirājasūtra 19.26, 27; Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 157.11; 250.3; Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra 287.14; Gaṇḍavyūha 214.12; 255.7, etc.; in (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 122.5, 7, 10, text svapne, meter requires supine.

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

Supīna (सुपीन):—[=su-pīna] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. very fat or big, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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Supina 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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Supīṉā (ஸுபீனா) noun < English Subpoena, summons of a law court; நீதிஸ்தலத்தில் ஆஜராவதற் குப் பிறப்பிக்குங் கட்டளைக் கொத்து [nithisthalathil ajaravathar kup pirappikkung kattalaig kothu]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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