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Results for प्रमा

3 dictionaries · exact headword

Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रमाpramā2 P., 3 Ā.
    1. 2 Parasmaipada, 3 Ā.
    2. To measure; त्रीणि पदानि प्रमाय.
    3. To form, make, build.
    4. To prove, establish, demonstrate.
    5. To arrange, place in order.
    6. To know, understand, get a correct idea of; न परोपहितं न च स्वतः प्रमिमीतेऽनुभवादृतेऽल्पधीः Śi.16.4; अशक्योऽयमर्थः प्रमातुम् H. 3.
    7. To conjecture. -Causal To afford or give proof.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • प्रमा pramā

      1. 1 Consciousness, perception.
      2. (In logic) Correct notion or apprehension, true and certain knowledge, accurate conception; तद्वति तत्प्रकारकोऽनुभवः प्रमा यथा रजते इदं रजतमिति ज्ञानम् T. S; दोषोऽप्रमाया जनकः प्रमायास्तु गुणो भवेत् । प्रत्यक्षे तु विशेष्येण विशेषेणवता समम् ॥ Bhāṣā Parasmaipada
      3. Vedic Basis, foundation.
      4. A measure.
    Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रमाpramāA1. -मिमीते (Ved. inf. प्र-म्/ए; Pass. -मीयते), to measure, mete out, estimate AV. S3rS. MBh.; to form…
    1. Atmane-pada -मिमीते (Vedic or Veda infinitive mood प्र-म्/ए; Passive voice -मीयते), to measure, mete out, estimate AV. S3rS. MBh.; to form, create, make ready, arrange fg-veda MBh.; to form a correct notion of (accusative), understand, know MaitrUp. Hariv. Hit. : Causal -मापयति, to cause correct knowledge, afford proof or authority MW. 1.
    2. feminine basis, foundation AV.
    3. feminine measure, scale fg-veda
    4. feminine right measure, true knowledge, correct notion Prab. Kap. Tarkas. IW. 59 etc.
    5. feminine a kind of metre RPra1t.
    Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रमाpramā[pra-mấ] f. fundament, pediment (V.); measure, scale (V.); true conception, correct notion.

    [pra-mấ] feminine; also equal for fundament, pediment (Veda, Vedic); measure, scale (Veda, Vedic); true conception, correct notion.

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · प्रमा

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