Naruttama, Nara-uttama, Narottama: 16 definitions
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Naruttama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Narottam.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSeventy three kappas ago there were four kings of this name, all previous births of Tikannapupphiya. Ap.i.195.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynaruttama : (m.) the lord of men.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNaruttama refers to: best of men (Ep. of the Buddha) S. I, 23; D. III, 147; Sn. 1021;
Note: naruttama is a Pali compound consisting of the words nara and uttama.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)苍补谤耻迟迟补尘补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼樶��涐��羔亱 (醼�) 醼溼�搬�愥���丰�戓��醼横�欋�坚�愥�横�炨�贬�亱 (醼�) 醼溼�搬�愥����-醽�-醼愥�结�勧��-醼欋�坚�愥�横�炨�贬�亱
(Auto-Translation): God. (a) Superior to humans. (b) Esteemed among humans.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNarottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�).鈥�
1) an epithet of Vi峁ａ箛u.
2) of Buddha.
Derivable forms: 苍补谤辞迟迟补尘补岣� (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶).
Narottama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and uttama (啶夃い啷嵿い啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNarottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�).鈥�(= Pali naruttama), highest of men, standard epithet of a Buddha: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 40 = Tibetan mi mchog, best man; et passim.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNarottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�).鈥擺adjective] the best of men.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Narottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攌ing, patron of K峁涐梗峁嘺 (P膩rij膩tahara峁嘺camp奴). L. 81.
2) Narottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�):鈥擜dhy膩tmar膩m膩ya峁嘺峁玨膩. Io. 562.
3) Narottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�):鈥擲m峁泃isa峁僰峁pa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Narottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�):鈥擺from nara] m. best of men, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Hariva峁兣沘]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Vi峁ａ箛u or Buddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of [Scholiast or Commentator] on the Adhy膩tma-r膩m膩ya峁嘺, [Catalogue(s)]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Narottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁哸谤耻迟迟补尘补.
[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 dictionaryNarottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�) [Also spelled narottam]:鈥�(nm) the foremost/best of men; an excellent man.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) 峁哸谤耻迟迟补尘补 (啶｀ぐ啷佮い啷嵿い啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Narottama.
2) 峁哸谤耻迟迟补尘补 (啶｀ぐ啷佮い啷嵿い啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Narottama.
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNarottama (啶ㄠぐ啷嬥い啷嵿い啶�):鈥攏. 1. an eminent person; best of men; 2. Mythol. an epithet of Vishnu;
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: Uttama, Nara.
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