Gamana: 29 definitions
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In Hinduism
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
: Shodhganga: A study of Nyya-vaiśeṣika categoriesGamana (गम�) refers to one of the five kinds of Karma (action) in the Nyya-Vaiśeṣika philosophy. According to Kaṇda, karma (action) is of five kinds. According to Praśastapda (Praśastapdabhṣya), that action which is the cause of the conjunction and disjunction with the indefinite region is called gamana. According to Varadarja (Trkikarakṣ�), The non-intimate cause of the conjunction with non-specific space (Ծⲹٲś) is known as gamana. According to Annaṃbhaṭṭa (Tarkasaṃgraha), All other motion [viz., not ٰܳṣe貹ṇa, ṣe貹ṇa, ñԲ and ṇa] is gamana.

Nyaya (न्या�, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusGamana (गम�) refers to the “gait� (of an elephant), according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: �13. Betraying trust, cruel, crooked-stepping in gait (gamana) [gamane kuṭilakrama�], who does not eat very much when in must, such an elephant is considered a serpent in character�.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsGamana (गम�):—Motion, gait, process, or instance of changing place

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraGamana (गम�) [?] refers to “going (through the sky)� (in dreams) , according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.8-13, while describing auspicious dreams]—“[The dreamer] crosses over the ocean and river [, ś-Բ]. Likewise sunrise and indeed blazing fire [are auspicious. Also auspicious is when the dreamer] sees planets, constellations, stars and the disk of the moon. [When the dreamer] ascends the palace or a turret of the palace, climbs a mountain top, tree, elephant, young animal, bull, horse, or man. [In auspicious dreams one] sees a chariot and also sees the siddhamantra, obtains the perfected oblation and sees the gods, etc. [...]�

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationGamana (गम�) refers to “traveling towards (someone’s abode)�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.42 (“Description of the meeting of the Lord and the Mountain�).—Accordingly, as Brahm narrated to Nrada: “[...] Dressed richly and exquisitely the gods, the Gaṇas, the sages and others started towards (gamana) the abode of lord Himavat. In the meantime, Men desired to see Śiva. O sage, through her lord, you, the excellent sage, were requisitioned there. O sage, urged by the lord who desired to fulfil the task of Śiva you went there. O sage, after bowing to you, Men with her heart full of surprise told you that she wanted to see the real form of lord Śiva that dispels haughtiness. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraGamana (गम�) refers to “emigrating� (i.e., “to quit one’s native city�) , according to the Bṛhatsaṃhit (chapter 16) (“On the planets�graha-bhaktiyoga�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] If on the other hand he should appear otherwise than as described above, the same persons and objects will suffer miseries and people will also suffer from wars and from diseases and kings will be afflicted with sorrow. Though free from enemies, princes will suffer from the intrigues of their sons or ministers. Their subjects, suffering from drought, will quit (gamana) their native cities and resort to new towns and mountains�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchGamana (गम�) refers to “going towards (the seat of awakening)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva appear to many beings performing the deeds of a Buddha (ܻⲹ) even when the Buddhas do not appear? Son of good family, [...] (4) he has perfected the purification of five kinds of sight by obtaining the light of the sight of the Buddha; (5) he has perfected the purification of all supernormal knowledges by the attainment of going to the seat of awakening (ǻṇḍ-Բ); (6) he has perfected fulfilling all good qualities by completely cutting off the habitual patterns of vices; [...]�.
Synonyms: Gata, Yta.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchGamana (गम�) refers to “going to (a different state)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to Brahm Prabhvyūha: “[...] (2) Further, ‘the root of good� is pure intention since it is without deception or guile (myśṭhya),1593 ‘merit� is the practice (prayoga) for all merits, etc., and ‘knowledge� is the highest intention of going to a different state (śṣa-Բ). [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiGamana (गम�) refers to “going to (the power places)�, according to the ҳܰ-ṇḍ-Բ [i.e., “Guru Mandala Worship]� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samdhi, which refers to the primary ū and practice of Newah Mahyna-Vajrayna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Drinking the only essence, the liquor of union, purifies the mind, By going to the power places (gamana�īṻ徱śԱԲ), and so on, the body is purified, In the middle of the holy seat, the highest mandala, Cakra Ntha, With the head bowed, in praise of the eternally highest Guru�.

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygamana : (nt.) going; walk; journey; pursuit. (adj.), leading to; conducive to.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGamana, 1. (nt.) the fact or the state of going, movement, journey, walk; (-°) striving for, the leading of, pursuit A.II, 48 sq. (gamanena na pattabbo lokass’anto=one cannot walk to the end of the world); Dh.178 (saggassa going to heaven); Sn.40, 691, cp. vraṃ�; J.I, 62; 216 (in expl. of vihaṃgama: (kse) gamanato pakkhī viha� gam ti vuccanti); 295; PvA.57.—pahiṇa° going on messages D.I, 5, etc.; agati° wrong pursuit, °� gacchati to pursue a wrong walk of life A.II, 18; PvA.161; magga° tramping, being on the road PvA.43; saraṇa° finding shelter (in the Dhamma) PvA.49.-2. (adj.) (-°) going or leading to, conducive to: nibbna° maggo the Path leading to Nibbna S.I, 186; Dh.289; duggati° magga the road to misery Th.2, 355; duggamana-ṭṭhn (pl.) inaccessible places PvA.102 (in expl. of dugg).
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarygamana (ဂမ�) [(thī,na) (ထီ၊�)]�
[gamu+ana.gamu+yu�,pañcik,5.48.thī-nitea gaman]
[ဂမ�+အန။ ဂမ�+ယု။ မောဂ်၊ပဉ္စိကာ၊၅။၄၈� ထ�-� ဂမနာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)Բ�
(Burmese text): (�) သွားခြင်း။ (က) ကျူးလွန်ခြင်း။ (�) ပြန့်နှံ့ခြင်း။ (�) ပြီးခြင်း။ (�) ဖော်ပြခြင်း။ (�) သွားရာ၊ ကျက်စားရ� (ကျမ်�)� (�) သိခြင်း။ (�) ကျင့်ခြင်း၊ အကျင့်။ (�) သိကြောင်းဖြစ်သောနည်း။ (�) ဖြစ်ခြင်း။ (�) ရောက်ခြင်း။ (တ�) (�) သွားတတ်သော။ (�) သွားအပ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Going. (a) Committing. (b) Spreading. (c) Completion. (d) Presentation. (2) The path, the way (scripture). (3) Knowing. (4) Practice, morality. (5) The means of understanding. (6) Being. (7) Arriving. (8) Able to go. (9) To be gone.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygamana (गम�).—n (S) Going or moving.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgamana (गम�).�n Going or moving.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGamana (गम�).—[-�]
1) Going, motion, gait; श्रोणीभारादलसगमन� (śṇīb岹) Meghadūta 84; so गजेन्द्रगमने (gajendragamane) Ś. Til.7.
2) Going, motion; considered as one of the five karmans by the Vaiśeṣikas.
3) Approaching, going to.
4) March of an assailant.
5) Undergoing, suffering.
6) Obtaining, attaining.
7) Cohabitation.
8) Knowledge, understanding; नाञ्जः स्वरूपगमने प्रभवन्त� भूम्नः (nñja� svarūpagamane prabhavanti bhūmna�) Bhgavata 8.7.34.
Derivable forms: gamanam (गमनम�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGamana (गम�).—n.
(-Բ�) 1. Going in general, 2. March in general, or the march of an assailant. 3. Cohabitation. 4. Obtaining, attaining. E. gam to go ormove, affix �.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGamana (गम�).—[gam + ana], n. 1. Gait, [Śṛṅپ] 7. 2. Going, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 9, 40. 3. Going to, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 3, 16. 4. Coming, [ᾱḍi] 4, 27 (? read 岵Բ). 5. Carnal approach, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 13, 6. 6. Undergoing, e. g. 貹ñٱ-, Death, [峾ⲹṇa] 5, 15, 78. 7. Way, [峾ⲹṇa] 3, 68, 50.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGamana (गम�).—[neuter] going, coming, moving; going to, entering, approaching (prati, [accusative], [genetive], or —�); intercourse, cohabitation (—�); setting cut, departure, march.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumGamana (गम�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Yantrarjaṭīk jy. . 35.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gamana (गम�):—[from gam] n. going, moving, manner of going, [Raghuvaṃśa; Meghadūta] etc. (ifc. f(). )
2) [v.s. ...] going to or approaching (with [accusative] or [genitive case] [峾ⲹṇa i, 3, 22] or prati or a local adverb or ifc.), [Ktyyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahbhrata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] going away, departure, decampment, setting out (for war or for an attack)
4) [v.s. ...] ifc. sexual intercourse (with a woman), [Praskara-gṛhya-sūtra ii; 峾ⲹṇa; Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] (with a man), [Gautama-dharma-śstra]
6) [v.s. ...] ifc. undergoing, attaining, iv, 22 [Manu-smṛti i, 117; 峾ⲹṇa v, 15, 48]
7) [v.s. ...] footmarks (?), [iii, 68, 50.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGamana (गम�):�(Բ�) 1. n. Going in general; march; acquisition.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Gamana (गम�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ҳṇa, Ҳṇay, Gamaṇ�, Gmaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGamana (गम�) [Also spelled gaman]:�(nm) the act of going; locomotion; sexual intercourse.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ҳṇa (गम�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gamana.
2) Gamaṇ� (गमणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gamana.
2) Gamaṇ� has the following synonyms: Ҳṇay.
3) Gmaṇa (गामण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gamana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGamana (ಗಮ�):—[noun] a sweet, pleasing smell; a fragrance; a pleasant odour.
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Gamana (ಗಮ�):�
1) [noun] the act of going, moving, walking.
2) [noun] manner of moving, walking; gait.
3) [noun] (in comp.) sexual intercourse; copulation.
4) [noun] attention a) the act of keeping one’s mind closely on something or the ability to do this; mental concentration; b) mental readiness for such concentration; c) notice; observation; d) care or consideration.
5) [noun] ಗಮ� ಸೆಳೆ [gamana sele] gamana seḷe to deliberately draw another’s attention (to a particular subject); ಗಮ� ಸೆಳೆಯು� ಸೂಚನ� [gamana seleyuva sucane] gamana seḷeyuva sūcane a motion, in a legislative house, to draw the attention of the chairperson and the house to an urgent matter that is not in the normal agenda for discussion; a draw-attention motion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryGamana (गम�):—n. 1. the act of going; walking; travelling; 2. sexual intercourse; copulation;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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