Kincana, Kiñcana, Kimcana: 9 definitions
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Kincana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Kincana has 8 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kinchana.
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Sanskrit dictionary
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchKiñcana (किञ्चन):—m. eine Varietät der Butea frondosa (hastikarṇapalāśa) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Das pron. und adv. indefin. kiṃcana s. u. 1. ka und u. kim .
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: Kincanaka, Kincanan, Kincanata.
Ends with: Akincana, Nikkimcana, Nishkimcana, Nishkincana, Sakincana.
Full-text: Akincana, Something, Three Appendants, Akincanatva, Akincanata, Kincanan, Akincanan, Akincaniman, Sakincana, Cana, Anayushya, Pu, Raga, Dittha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 9 - The three truths of the Brāhmaṇas (brāhmaṇa-satya) < [Chapter XLI - The Eighteen Special Attributes of the Buddha]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 200 - The Story of Māra < [Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)]
Verse 421 - The Story of a Husband and Wife < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 22 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Puranesu puranamahattvam < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Amplification of the Vedas by the Dharmasastra, Itihasa and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Svalpa Matsya-purana (part 5) < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 2 (1968)]
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 3.22 < [Chapter 3 - Karma-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Action)]
Verse 11.40 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Verse 11.37 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]