Vidhamana: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Vidhamana 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 Dictionaryvidhamana : (nt.) destruction; demolishing.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVidhamana, (nt.) (fr. vidhamati) destroying, scattering, dispersing Miln. 244 (Maccu-sena°). (Page 622)
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 DictionaryVidhamana (विधमन).—nt. (compare next two), fan: Mahāvyutpatti 8986; so Tibetan bsil gyab (yab); next word is maśaka-varaṇam.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vidhamana (विधमन):—[=vi-dhamana] [from vi-dhama > vi-dhmā] mfn. blowing out, extinguishing, [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] blowing away, destroying (-tā f.), [Caraka]
3) [v.s. ...] n. the act of blowing away or asunder, [Nirukta, by Yāska]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vidhamanaka, Vidhamanaraja, Vidhamanata.
Ends with: Saravidhamana.
Full-text: Vidhamanata, Mashakavarana.
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