Himsana, Hiṃsana, Hiṃsanā: 13 definitions
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Himsana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHiṃsana (हिंसन):—(wie eben) n. das Leidzufügen, Verletzen, Schädigen [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 11, 3.] prāṇinām [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 177.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 299.] [Mahābhārata 1, 1012.] [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 3, 35.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 15, 37.] āraṇyapaśu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 10, 48.] prāṇi [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 33.] brahma [Mahābhārata 3, 10799.] [Harivaṃśa 14773.]
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: Himsanandi.
Ends with: Abhihimsana, Ahimsana, Avihimsana, Bhimsana, Jantuhimsana, Khimsana, Khimsana, Nihimsana, Vihimsana.
Full-text: Nihimsana, Abhihimsana, Jura, Rosana, Paryali, Vikirana, Midha, Pranimata, Ahimsa, Minati, Pataha, Sara.
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