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Dhanta, Dhamta, Ḍhāṃṭa: 11 definitions

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Dhanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dhanta in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dhanta : (pp. of dhamati) blown; sounded; kindled.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Dhanta, (Sk. Գٲ in meaning of either dhvanita fr. dhvan to sound, or dhamita fr. to blow, see dhameti) blown, sounded A.I, 253; J.I, 283, 284. (Page 335)

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

󲹲Գٲ�

(Burmese text): (�) မှုတ်အပ်သော။ (�) (�) မှုတ်ခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Abandoned. (n) (2) Abandonment.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dhānta (धांत).—f Գٲḷ� f C A shred, strip, or slip of cloth.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dhānta (धांत).�f Գٲḷ� f A shred, strip, or slip of cloth.

context information

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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٳԳٲ (धान्�):�(or Գٲ?), mystical Name of the letter n., [Upaniṣad]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Dhaṃta (धं�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ٳԳٲ.

2) Dhaṃta (धं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ٳԳٲ.

3) Dhaṃta (धं�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ٳٲ.

context information

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.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ḍhāṃṭa (ढांट):—[=ढाँट] n. 1. trickery; falsehood; 2. liar; deceiver; trickier;

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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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