Vattana, Vaṭṭanā, Vaṭṭana: 4 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvattana : (nt.) conduct. || vattanā (f.) conduct. vaṭṭana (nt.), turning round.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaṭṭanā, (f.) (fr. vṛt) in °valī is a line or chain of balls (“rounds, ” i.e. rings or spindles). Reading somewhat doubtful. It occurs at M. I, 80, 81 (seyyathā v. evaṃ me piṭṭhi-kaṇṭako unnat’âvanato hoti; Neumann translates “wie eine Kugelkette wurde mein Rückgrat mit den hervor-und zurücktretenden Wirbeln”) and at J. V, 69 (spelt “vaṭṭhanā-vali-saṅkāsā piṭṭhi te ninnat’unnatā, ” with C. explanation “piṭṭhika-ṭṭhāne āvuṇitvā ṭhāpitā vaṭṭhanā-vali-sadisā”). The J translation by Dutoit gives “einer Reihe von Spinnwirteln dein Rücken gleicht im Auf und Nieder”; the E. tsrln has “Thy back like spindles in a row, a long unequal curve doth show. ” (Page 594)
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Vattana, (nt.) (fr. vattati) moving on, upkeep, existence, continuance Sn. 698 (cakka° continuance of royal power); Mhvs 3, 38. (Page 598)
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Vaṭṭana, (nt.) (fr. vṛt, vaṭṭati) turning round Dhtp 89 (in definition of vaṭṭati). Cp. āvaṭṭana. (Page 594)
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 DictionaryVaṭṭanā (वट्टना).—(valī, i.e. °nā-āvalī; = Pali °ḷi), (string of) bead(s); so to be read for Senart's em. vaṭṭanaveṇī Mahāvastu ii.125.16; 127.4; 128.9; 129.12; and (em. veṣṭanaveṇī) 231.17. The mss. are all corrupt but clearly point to (ā)valī, in accordance with Pali, rather than veṇī in which Senart follows the Lalitavistara parallels, see vartanā(-veṇī); the meaning is the same and is explained under the latter word.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Vattaṇa (वत्तण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Varttana.
2) Vattaṇā (वत्तणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Varttanā.
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.
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Partial matches: Tta, Yu, Vattana, Vatta.
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