Mita, Mi峁�, Mi峁璦, Mit膩: 23 definitions
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Mita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMita (啶た啶�) refers to 鈥�(that which is) limited鈥� (as opposed to Amita鈥斺�榰nlimited鈥�), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.54 (鈥淒escription of the duties of the chaste wife鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to P膩rvat墨: 鈥淸...] What father gives is limited (mita), what brother gives is limited (mita) and what the son gives is also limited (mita). A chaste lady shall worship her husband who gives what has no limit. To a wife the husband is god, preceptor, virtue, holy centre and sacred rite. She should cast off everything and adore him alone. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Mita (啶た啶�).鈥擜 Marut of the 5th ga峁嘺.*
- * Brah尘腻峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 5. 96.
1b) A Sudhar尘腻峁嘺 god.*
- * Brah尘腻峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 60.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Shaivism)Mita (啶た啶�) refers to 鈥渓imited (understanding)鈥�.鈥擨n his commentary to the Svacchandatantra (11.197), K峁mar膩ja provides the following definition: 鈥淜uhaka is that which causes astonishment and convinces those of limited understanding (尘颈迟补-丑峁沝补测补). It is chiefly magic鈥�. In his commentary on the Netratantra (18.89), K峁mar膩ja glosses 办耻丑补办腻苍颈 as: 鈥淒eceitful (things) such as amulets of control, witches, etc.鈥�. These glosses affirm that kuhaka can be understood more specifically to mean an astonishing, magical feat rather than its general sense of something that causes astonishment, the latter definition being that of Dh膩tup膩峁環a 10.443.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA stronghold in Ceylon, mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxx.134.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMita (啶た啶�) refers to 鈥渓imited (domain)鈥�, according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter 40.鈥擜ccordingly: [...] Moreover, the Wheel of the Dharma has great superiority over the jewel of the wheel. [...] The jewel of the wheel is connected to the happiness resulting from the five objects of enjoyment; the Wheel of the Dharma is connected to the happiness of the Dharma. The jewel of the wheel is a basis for fetters; the Wheel of the Dharma is not a basis for fetters. The jewel of the wheel has a limited domain (mita-gocara); the Wheel of the Dharma has an unlimited domain. [...]
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Mita is the name of a locality that existed in the ancient kingdom of 础苍耻谤腻诲丑补辫耻谤补, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).鈥擳o oppose Parakkamab膩hu鈥檚 forces who crossed the Kal膩 Oya and took up position at A峁単amu (see above), Gajab膩hu's troops engaged them at Sen膩g膩ma but were defeated. Parakkamab膩hu's troops then continued their advance towards 础苍耻谤腻诲丑补辫耻谤补 and successively captured:鈥�(i) Many膩g膩ma; (ii) Mita; (iii) S奴karag膩ma; (iv) Terig膩ma (see Teragama); and (v) Badar墨bh膩tika尘腻na, a few miles from 础苍耻谤腻诲丑补辫耻谤补.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymita : (pp. of mi峁嚹乼i) measured; weighed; balanced.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMita, (Vedic mita, pp. of 尘腻, min膩ti, to measure; also in meaning 鈥渕oderate, measured, 鈥� cp. in same sense Gr. m苇trios) measured, in measure D. I, 54 (do峁嘺掳 a do峁嘺 measure full); Sn. 300 (bh膩gaso m. measured in harmonious proportions, i.e. stately); Pv. I, 1013 (id.); J. III, 541.鈥�amita unlimited, without measure, boundless, in Ep. amit-膩bha of boundless lustre Sdhp. 255. Also N. of a Buddha.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymita (啶た啶�).鈥攑 (S) Measured. 2 fig. Moderate, temperate, of the due quantity or degree. Ex. of comp. mita产丑腻峁峁嘺, mitabh艒jana, mit膩艣ana, mitabh艒j墨, mita产丑腻峁Ｄ�, mit膩h膩ra, mitavyaya, mita惫测补测墨.
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尘墨峁璦 (啶啶�).鈥攆(尘颈峁璦峁嚹抚箖) Glued and closed state (of the eyes) through excess of the gummy excretion: closedness generally (of eyes, flowers, leaves,
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmita (啶た啶�).鈥�p Measured. Fig. Moderate.
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尘墨峁璦 (啶啶�).鈥�f Closedness (of eye &c.).
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 dictionaryMita (啶た啶�).鈥�p. p. [mi 尘腻-v膩-kta]
1) Measured, meted or measured out.
2) Measured off, bounded, defined.
3) Limited, measured, moderate, little, scanty, sparing, brief (words &c); 啶啶粪啶熰 啶膏い啷嵿く啶� 啶た啶む 啶啶班啶む 啶� 啶啶む啶啶洁ぐ啷嵿す啷� 啶す啷�啶啶溹ぞ啶 (p峁涐梗峁璦岣� satya峁� mita峁� br奴te sa bh峁泃yo'rho mah墨bhuj膩m) Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1.87; R.9.34.
4) Measuring, of the measure of (at the end of comp.), as in 啶椸啶班す啶掂じ啷佮啶班た啶氞え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶た啶む 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啷� (grahavasukaricandramite var峁) i. e. in 1889.
5) Investigated, examined.
6) Cast, thrown away.
7) Built.
8) Established, founded.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary惭墨峁璦 (啶啶�) or M墨岣峚.鈥�(m.), = next, dung: 尘墨峁璦-sth膩ne yath膩 krimi岣� 艢颈办峁Ｄ乻补尘耻肠肠补测补 81.4; (var膩ha) iva 尘墨岣峚-ku峁嘺pe (compare [Boehtlingk and Roth] 5.1302 s.v. 办耻峁嘺辫补) K膩艣yapa Parivarta 101.5; satk膩ra-尘墨岣峞 pata- na峁� K膩艣yapa Parivarta 131.8 (verse; in 3 above, satk膩ra-ucc膩ra-patana峁�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMita (啶た啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-迟补岣�-迟腻-迟补峁�) 1. Measured. 2. Moderate, limited, few or little. 3. Known, understood. 4. Examined. 5. Scattered, sprinkled. E. 尘腻 to mete, or mi to scatter, aff. kta, form irr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMita (啶た啶�).鈥�1. [adjective] measured, defined, limited; scanty, succinct, small, concise; examined, known.
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Mita (啶た啶�).鈥�2. [adjective] fixed, firm, solid.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mita (啶た啶�):鈥擺from mi] 1. mita mfn. (for 2. See below) fixed, set up, founded, established, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; 艢膩峁卥h膩yana-艣rauta-s奴tra]
2) [v.s. ...] firm, strong (See [compound])
3) [v.s. ...] cast, thrown, scattered, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) 2. mita mfn. (鈭�3. 尘腻; for 1. mita See 鈭�1. mi) measured, meted out, measured or limited by id est. equal to ([instrumental case] or [compound]), [S奴ryasiddh膩nta; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
5) containing a [particular] measure id est. measuring, consisting of ([accusative]), [峁歡veda-pr膩ti艣膩khya]
6) [Bhart峁沨ari] ([varia lectio])
7) measured, moderate, scanty, frugal, little, short, brief, [Inscriptions; Manu-sm峁泃i; K膩vya literature] etc.
8) measured id est. investigated, known (See loka)
9) m. Name of a divine being (associated with Sammita), [Y膩j帽avalkya]
10) of a 峁氠梗i in the third Manv-antara, [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺]
11) 惭墨迟补 (啶啶�):鈥擺from 尘墨] See under pra-鈭毘灸�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMita (啶た啶�):鈥擺(ta岣�-t膩-ta峁�) a.] Measured; known; moderate; sprinkled.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Mita (啶た啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mia.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 dictionary1) Mita (啶た啶�) [Also spelled mit]:鈥�(a) moderate, temperate; restricted; frugal; ~[产丑腻峁峁嘺] temperance in speech; reticence; ~[产丑腻峁Ｄ�] temperate in speech; reticent; ~[辫腻苍补] temperance in drink; ~[bhojana] temperance in food; ~[产丑辞箩墨] eating a small quantity; ~[mati] a nitwit, stupid; ~[vyaya] thrift, frugality; ~[惫测补测颈迟腻] thriftiness, frugality, ~[惫测补测墨] thrifty, frugal.
2) 惭墨迟补 (啶啶�) [Also spelled meet]:鈥�(nm) a friend.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMita (嗖部嗖�):鈥擺adjective] ceased to exist; dead.
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Mita (嗖部嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] measured; weighed.
2) [adjective] confined with bounds; restricted within a set boundaries; not free; limited.
3) [adjective] brief; short; little.
4) [adjective] restricted by rules, regulations.
5) [adjective] thinly spread or distributed; not abundantly available.
6) [adjective] checked; tested; examind.
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Mita (嗖部嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the act of measuring, weighing, etc.
2) [noun] that which is limited, restricted.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMi峁� (喈喈熰) noun perhaps from 喈疅喁�-. [madu-.] [Malayalam: 尘颈岣峚惫耻.]
1. Large earthen vessel; 喈む疅喈�. 喈氞瘚喈编瘉 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈 喈┼喈喈班喁� 喈喈熰 [thada. soru seppi nayiram mida] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 692). (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁� [pingalagandu])
2. Pot; 喈喈┼瘓. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [panai. (pingalagandu)]
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Mita (喈喈�) [mitattal] 12 intransitive verb
1. To float; 喈ㄠ瘈喈班瘝 喈瘉喈む喈苦喈掂喁嵿喈苦喁嵿喁囙喁� 喈曕喈熰喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈氞瘉喈班瘓喈喈� 喈掂喁嵿喈� 喈喈む喁嵿 [nir muthaliyavarrinmel kidathal. suraiyazha vammi mithappa] (喈ㄠ喁�. [nan.] 152, 喈掂喈班瘉喈む瘝. [viruth.]).
2. To rise high in the sky; 喈瘒喈侧瘑喈脆瘉喈瘝喈瘉喈む喁�. [melezhumbuthal.] (W.)
3. To be heaped in a measure, as corn; 喈呧喈掂喈侧瘝 喈瘒喈编瘝喈曕瘉喈掂 喈む喁�. 喈喈む畷喁嵿畷 喈呧. [alavil merkuvi thal. mithakka ala.]
4. To be abundant; to be in excess; 喈喈曕瘉喈む喁�. 喈掂瘑喈瘝喈瘉喈ㄠ瘈喈班瘝 喈喈む喁嵿 喈喈ㄠ瘝喈む [miguthal. vembunir mithappa manthi] (喈掂喈ㄠ喈畷喈瘉. [vinayagapu.] 74, 226).
5. To assume, to pretend to a character above the reality; 喈掂瘈喈｀瘝喈瘑喈班瘉喈瘓 喈喁嵿喁佮喈侧瘝. [vinperumai pannuthal.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Mi峁璦 (啶た啶�):鈥攏. meat;
2) Mita (啶た啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. measured; mated or measured out; 2. measured off; bounded; defined; 3. limited; measured; moderate; little; scanty; sparing;
3) Mit膩 (啶た啶むぞ):鈥攏. 1. friend; companion; 2. honor. Satar (an individual of Satar community);
4) 惭墨迟补 (啶啶�):鈥攏. friend (ritually concluded);
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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Partial matches: Dhavala.
Starts with (+6): Mita patish, Mitabhani, Mitabhanin, Mitabhashe, Mitabhashini, Mitabhashininiruktiprakasha, Mitabhashitar, Mitabhashitri, Mitabhashitva, Mitabhojana, Mitabhuj, Mitacara, Mitadakshina, Mitajnu, Mitakukshi, Mitamedha, Mitangama, Mitanudi, Mitapamca, Mitaprakashika.
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