प्रमा

{ pramā }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

प्र-√ मा    a Ā. -मिमीते ( Ved. inf. प्र-मे॑; Pass. -मीयते),

to measure, mete out, estimate, [AV.]; [ŚrS.]; [MBh.];

to form, create, make ready, arrange, [RV.]; [MBh.];

to form a correct notion of ( acc.), understand, know, [MaitrUp.]; [Hariv.]; [Hit.] :

Caus. -मापयति, to cause correct knowledge, afford proof or authority, [MW.]

ROOTS:

प्र √ मा

प्र-मा  f.  b f. basis, foundation, [AV.]

ROOTS:

प्र मा

   measure, scale, [RV.]
   right measure, true knowledge, correct notion, [Prab.]; [Kap.]; [Tarkas.]; [IW. 59 &c.]
   a kind of metre, [RPrāt.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

प्रमा [pramā]   2 P., 3 Ā.
   To measure; त्रीणि पदानि प्रमाय.
   To form, make, build.
   To prove, establish, demonstrate.
   To arrange, place in order.
   To know, understand, get a correct idea of; न परोपहितं न च स्वतः प्रमिमीतेऽनुभवादृतेऽल्पधीः [Śi.16.4;] अशक्योऽयमर्थः प्रमातुम् [H. 3.]
   To conjecture. -Caus. To afford or give proof.
प्रमा [pramā]   1 Consciousness, perception.
   (In logic) Correct notion or apprehension, true and certain knowledge, accurate conception; तद्वति तत्प्रकारकोऽनुभवः प्रमा यथा रजते इदं रजतमिति ज्ञानम् T. S; दोषोऽप्रमाया जनकः प्रमायास्तु गुणो भवेत् । प्रत्यक्षे तु विशेष्येण विशेषेणवता समम् ॥ [Bhāṣā P.]
   Ved. Basis, foundation.
   A measure.

Shabda-Sagara

प्रमा  f.  ( -मा)
   1. True knowledge, or knowledge exempt from all error, (in logic.)
   2. Consciousness, perception.
    E. प्र before, मा to mete or measure, affs. अङ् and टाप्; that by which every object is measured or estimated.

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प्र मा अङ् टाप्;

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : ज्ञानम्, ज्ञानम्