Vima, Vimā: 6 definitions
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Vima means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvimā (विमा).—m ( H) Insurance of goods. v kara, bhara, utara. 2 The charge of insurance.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvimā (विमा).—m Insurance of goods; the charge of insurance.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimā (विमा).—measure out, pass through, count over, arrange, settle.
Vimā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vi and mā (मा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVimā (विमा):—[=vi-mā] -√3. mā [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -māti, -mimīte, to measure, mete out, pass over, traverse, [Ṛg-veda; Brāhmaṇa; Kauśika-sūtra];
—to enumerate, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to ordain, fix, set right, arrange, make ready, prepare, [Ṛg-veda]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVimā (विमा):—(nf) a dimension; ~[mīya] dimensional.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVimā (ವಿಮಾ):—[noun] = ವಿಮೆ [vime].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+367): Vimaanayuddh, Vimabhupala, Vimacenan, Vimad, Vimada, Vimadara, Vimadda, Vimadda, Vimaddana, Vimadhya, Vimadhyabhava, Vimadhyama, Vimadikri, Vimadita, Vimadya, Vimagga, Vimaggia, Vimagna, Vimahant, Vimahas.
Ends with: Apashvima, Avima, Puvvima, Sushtavima.
Full-text (+16): Parivimamsati, Vimabhupala, Akacakkappal, Vimanusha, Vimanikri, Vimadhya, Vimahant, Vimanavidya, Vimanalakshana, Vimananirvyuha, Vimanapratima, Vimanavat, Vimanasthana, Vimanacyuta, Vimanapala, Vimandala, Vimanamahatmya, Vimanacarin, Vimanastha, Vimanatva.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Vima, Vimā, Vi-ma, Vi-mā; (plurals include: Vimas, Vimās, mas, mās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)
Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)
Lesson IV - Prayers for Health and Wealth < [Book I - Shiksha Valli]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 16 - Vārāṇasī from proto historic to historic context < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Introduction to third volume < [Introductions]