Thena: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Thena means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dictionarythena : (m.) a thief.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryThena, (Vedic stena & stāyu, besides which tāyu, the latter prob. original, cp. Gr. tu_tάw to deprive; Oir. tāid thief, to a root meaning “conceal”) a thief adj. stealing: athenena not stealing, not stealthily, openly D. I, 4; DA. I, 72. f. athenī A. III, 38. Cp. kumbhatthena Vin. II, 256 (see k.). (Page 310)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭhēṇā (ठेणा).—m P ṭhēṇī f C sometimes ṭhēṇēṃ n A spark.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭhēṇā (ठेणा).—m ṭhēṇī f A spark.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryTheṇa (थेण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Stena.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tena, Tenam, Tenan, Tenancu, Tenatti, Tenatu, Tenavarai, Thenadal, Thenai, Thenaka.
Ends with: Avitathena, Bhuyishthena, Gandhatthena, Itthena, Lenatena, Mithena, Paripathena, Pathena, Tena.
Full-text: Stena, Teva, Theneti, Timirtam, Avitatha, Niniram, Munatu, Vyardhuka, Varushi, Palli-kampuvai, Telku, Saha, Aninjya, Vali.
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