Pramanasutra, Pramāṇasūtra, Pramana-sutra: 7 definitions
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Pramanasutra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaPramāṇasūtra (प्रमाणसूत्र) refers to “reference line (delimiting the main body of the building) §§ 2.5, 23; 3.3, 14, 32, 33; 5.6. See mānasūtra.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypramāṇasūtra (प्रमाणसूत्र).—n (S) The cord with which, at a wedding, the height of the bride and bridegroom is ascertained.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPramāṇasūtra (प्रमाणसूत्र).—a measuring cord.
Derivable forms: pramāṇasūtram (प्रमाणसूत्रम्).
Pramāṇasūtra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pramāṇa and sūtra (सूत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPramāṇasūtra (प्रमाणसूत्र).—[neuter] measuring cord.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPramāṇasūtra (प्रमाणसूत्र):—[=pramāṇa-sūtra] [from pramāṇa > pra-mā] n. a measuring cord, [Mṛcchakaṭikā]
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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.
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Partial matches: Sutra, Pramana.
Full-text: Manasutra, Brahmasutra.
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