Apramana, Apramāṇa: 15 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchApramāṇa (अप्रमाण):—(3. a + pra) adj.
1) ohne Maass, unermesslich, s. d. folg. compp. —
2) ohne Gewicht, ohne Bedeutung: vacanam [Śākuntala 121.]
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Apramāṇa (अप्रमाण):—
2) [TARKAS. 50.] —
3) n. keine Autorität [Śākuntala 121.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungApramāṇa (अप्रमाण):—n. keine Autorität [Mahābhārata 13,163,25.] [Śākuntala 121.] etwas Nichtssagendes [Tarkasaṃgraha 50.]
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.
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Starts with: Apramanabala, Apramanabha, Apramanabhacakravartin, Apramanabhachakravartin, Apramanabhasvara, Apramanabhi, Apramanabuddhakshetra, Apramanacitta, Apramanadosha, Apramanagocara, Apramanaguna, Apramanagunasagaraprabha, Apramanaparivarta, Apramanashubh, Apramanashubha, Apramanashubhacakravartin, Apramanashubhachakravartin, Apramanashubhi, Apramanavid.
Ends with (+39): Aghorapramana, Aitihyapramana, Akamthapramana, Akshapramana, Alpapramana, Amalakapramana, Amtarikapramana, Anapramana, Angulapramana, Anumanapramana, Ardhapramana, Arthatmakapramana, Ashtapramana, Badarapramana, Candrapramana, Caturapramana, Chandogashraddhatattvapramana, Dharmapramana, Divyapramana, Dravidavedaparayanapramana.
Full-text (+52): Apramanabha, Apramanavid, Apramanashubha, Aprama, Maitra, Darshana, Apamana, Durikrita, Apramaan, Brahmavihara, Alpapramanaka, Mudita, Maitri, Upeksha, Apramanaparivarta, Apramanashubh, Apramanya, Karuna, Caitasikaduhkha, Kayikaduhkha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Definition of the immeasurables (apramāṇa) < [Class 3: The four immeasurables]
Introduction to the eight classes of dharmas < [Chapter XXXII-XXXIV - The eight classes of supplementary dharmas]
III. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of meditation < [Part 5 - Establishing beings in the puṇyakriyāvastus]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 2.619 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.525 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Verse 2.701 < [Book 2 - Brahmavallī]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.205 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2913 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - The Doctrine of Self-validity of Knowledge < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]
Part 5 - Self-Luminosity and Ignorance < [Chapter XXII - The Philosophy of Vijñāna Bhikṣu]
Part 9 - Error and Doubt according to Veṅkaṭanātha < [Chapter XX - Philosophy of the Rāmānuja School of Thought]