Vanatha: 3 definitions
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Vanatha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Dictionaryvanatha : (m.) craving; desire.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVanatha, (vana+tha; same in BSk. e.g. MVastu I. 204) underwood, brushwood, thicket. Does not occur in lit. meaning, except in exegesis of Dh. 283 at DhA. III, 424; q. v. under vana1. Another definition is given at SnA 24: “taṇhā pariyuṭṭhāna-vasena vanaṃ tanotī ti vanatho, taṇh’ānusayass’etaṃ adhivacanaṃ. ” — The fig. meaning is “lust, desire, ” see e.g. S. I, 186; Th. 1, 338; Dh. 344; Sn. 16 (°ja); Dhs. 1059 (as epithet of taṇhā); J. II, 205 (vanathaṃ na kayirā); Nett 81, 82.—nibbanatha free from desire S. I, 180; DhsA. 364. (Page 600)
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 DictionaryVanatha (वनथ).—(= Pali id., m.; § 22.44; replaced once by vanatā, q.v.), desire, in prahīna-vanatho, having got rid of desire: Mahāvastu i.204.3 (here by Senart's em.) = ii.7.18.
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: Vanatantam, Vanatevatai, Vanathalagrama, Vanattan, Vanattati, Vanattay.
Ends with (+1): Ashvanatha, Avanatha, Bhairavanatha, Bhavanatha, Bilvanatha, Devanatha, Godiparshvanatha, Jivanatha, Kalabhairavanatha, Kashivishvanatha, Keshavanatha, Navanatha, Pancasaraparshvanatha, Parshvanatha, Sambhavanatha, Shivanatha, Stambhanikaparshvanatha, Suparshvanatha, Svanatha, Tattvanatha.
Full-text: Vanata, Nibbanatha, Vana, Chindati.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 283-284 - The Story of Five Old Monks < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path)]