प्रमाणम्pramāṇam1 A measure in general (of length, breadth &c.); न प्रमाणेन नोत्साहात् सत्त्वस्थो भव पाण्डव Mb.3.33.63.…
- 1 A measure in general (of length, breadth etc.); न प्रमाणेन नोत्साहात् सत्त्वस्थो भव पाण्डव Mb.3.33.63. ('प्रमाणं नित्यमर्यादासंघवादिप्रमादिषु' Viśva.); Mb.1.222. 31; दृष्टो हि वृण्वन् कलभप्रमाणोऽप्याशाः पुरोवातमवाप्य मेघः R.18. 38.
- Size, extent, magnitude.
- Scale, standard; पृथिव्यां स्वामिभक्तानां प्रमाणे परमे स्थितः Mu.2.21.
- Limit, quantity; वञ्चयित्वा तु राजानं न प्रमाणेऽवतिष्ठसि Rām.2.37. 22.
- Testimony, evidence, proof.
- Authority, warrant; one who judges or decides, one whose word is an authority; श्रुत्वा देवः प्रमाणम् Pt.1 'having heard this your Majesty will decide (what to do)'; आर्यमिश्राः प्रमाणम् M.1; Mu.1.1; सतां हि संदेहपदेषु वस्तुषु प्रमाणमन्तः- करणप्रवृत्तयः Ś.1.22; व्याकरणे पाणिनिः प्रमाणम्; Ms.2.13; Pt.1.24; sometimes in Plural; वेदाः प्रमाणाः.
- A true or certain knowledge, accurate conception or notion.
- A mode of proof, a means of arriving at correct knowledge; (the Naiyāyikas recognize only four kinds; प्रत्यक्ष, अनुमान, उपमान and शब्द, the Vedāntins and Mīmāṁsakas add two more, अनुपलब्धि and अर्थापत्ति; while the Sāṅkhyas admit प्रत्यक्ष, अनुमान and शब्द only; Compare अमुभव also.).
- Principal, capital.
- Unity.
- Scripture, sacred authority.
- Cause, reason.
- Rule, sanction, precept.
- The first term in a rule of three.
- An epithet of Viṣṇu.
- Freedom from apprehension.
- The prosodial lengh of a vowel.
- An eternal matter; Latin D. B.
- (In music) A measure (such as द्रुत, मध्य, विलम्बित); Rām.1.4.8.
- The measure of a square.
Derived forms and compounds
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-णः, -णी A rule, standard, authority.
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-अधिक Adjective more than ordinary, inordinate, excessive; श्वासः प्रमाणाधिकः Ś.1.29.
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-अनुरूप Adjective corresponding to physical strength.
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-अन्तरम् another mode of proof.
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-अभावः absence of authority.
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-कुशल, -प्रवीण Adjective skilful in arguing.
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-कोटिः the point in an argument which is regarded as actual proof.
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-ज्ञ Adjective knowing the modes of proof, (as a logician). (-ज्ञः) an epithet of Śiva.
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-दृष्ट Adjective sanctioned by authority.
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-पत्रम् a written warrant.
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-पथः the way of proof.
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-पुरुषः an arbitrator, a judge, an umpire.
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-वाधितार्थकः a kind of Tarka in Nyāyasāstra.
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-भूत (denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedणीभूत) Adjective authoritative. (-तः) an epithet of Śiva.
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-राशिः the quantity of the first term in a rule of three sums.
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-वचनम्, -वाक्यम्
- an authoritative statement. शास्त्रम् scripture.
- the science of logic.
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-सूत्रम् a measuring cord.
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-स्थ
- Adjective
- of normal size.
- unperturbed.
स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥
- प्रमाणम्pramāṇamnominative singular of the neuter noun pramdka (authority). This word also forms part of the expression pramDKaW kurute (authorises or approves of) in.
