pramARaM 1 A measure in general (of length, breadth &c.); R. 18. 38. 2 Size, extent, magnitude. 3 Seale, standard; pfTivyAM svAmiBaktAnAM pramARe parame sTitaH Mu. 2. 21. 4 Limit, quantity. 5 Testimony, evidence, proof. 6 Authority, warrant; one who judges or decides, one whose word is an authority; SrutvA devaH pramARaM Pt. 1 ‘having heard this your Majesty will decide (what to do)’; AryamiSrAH pramARaM M. 1 ; Mu. 1. 1 ; Ś. 1. 22 ; vyAkaraRe pARiniH pramARaM ; Ms. 2. 13 ; Pt. 1. 240 ; sometimes in pl. ; vedAH pramARAH . 7 A true or certain knowledge, accurate conception or notion. 8 A mode of proof, a means of arriving at correct knowledge; (the Naiyāyikas recognize only four kinds; pratyakza, anumAna, upamAna and Sabda , the Vedāntins and Mīmāṃsakas add two more anupalabDi and arTApatti ; while the Sāṃkhyas admit pratyakza , anumAna and Sabda only; cf. anuBava also.) 9 Principal, capital. 10 Unity. 11 Scripture, sacred authority. 12 Cause, reason. 13 Rule, ( pb ) sanction, precept. 14 The first term in a rule of three. 15 An epithet of Viṣṇu. 16 Freedom from apprehension. 17 The prosodial length of a vowel. — RaH -RI A rule, standard, authority. Comp. — aDika a. more than ordinary, inordinate, excessive; Ś. 1. 30. — aMtaraM another mode of proof. — aBAvaH absence of authority. — jYa a. knowing the modes of proof, (as a logician). — (jYaH) an epithet of Śiva. — dfzwa a. sanctioned by authority. — patraM a written warrant. — puruzaH an arbitrator, a judge, an umpire. — BUta ( °RIBUta ) a. authoritative. — (taH) an epithet of Śiva. — vacanaM, -vAkyaM an an authoritative statement. — SAstraM 1 scripture. 2 the science of logic. — sUtraM a measuring cord.