Panimukta, Pāṇimukta, Pani-mukta: 8 definitions
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Panimukta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Exotic India: Nitiprakasika of Vaisampayana (A Critical Edition)Pāṇimukta (पाणिमुक्त) are when the weapons are thrown by hand, such as stones, tomara and others. (see Agnipurāṇa 249.2)
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPāṇimukta (पाणिमुक्त).—a missile thrown with the hand.
Derivable forms: pāṇimuktam (पाणिमुक्तम्).
Pāṇimukta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pāṇi and mukta (मुक्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇimukta (पाणिमुक्त).—n.
(-ktaṃ) A missile weapon, one thrown with the hand, as a dart, a spear. E. pāṇi the hand, and mukta loosed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇimukta (पाणिमुक्त):—[=pāṇi-mukta] [from pāṇi] n. (sc. astra) a weapon thrown with the h°, a dart, spear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPāṇimukta (पाणिमुक्त):—[pāṇi-mukta] (ktaṃ) 1. n. A missile weapon, as a dart or javelin.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPāṇimukta (ಪಾಣಿಮುಕ್ತ):—[noun] any weapon, as a spear, that is thrown or hurled with the hands.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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