Akshamala, 础办峁尘腻濒腻, Aksha-mala: 21 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础办峁尘腻濒腻 can be transliterated into English as Aksamala or Akshamala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Google Books: Cultural History from the V膩yu Pur膩na础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ)鈥擮ne of the Heavenly ornaments according to the V膩yu Pur膩峁嘺. In the seventh Ras膩tala (i.e., P膩t膩la) rules king Bali adorned with an 补办峁尘腻濒腻.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥�(ARUNDHAT莫). See under Arundhat墨.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation础办峁尘腻濒补 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶�) refers to a 鈥淩udr膩办峁 garland鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.2.40.鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada:鈥斺�淸...] after going beyond 础濒补办腻, the capital of the king of Y补办峁s and the Saugandhika park, they saw the fig-tree of 艢iva. [...] Beneath that 惫补峁璦 of yogic potentialities, Vi峁ａ箛u and other Devas saw 艢iva seated. [...] He had put his left leg over his right thigh and knee. The Rudr膩办峁 garland (i.e., 补办峁尘腻濒补) was suspended from his wrist. He was showing the Tarka尘耻诲谤腻 (with his hand)鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥擮f 艢e峁; see 补办峁蝉奴迟谤补.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 50. 50.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Google Books: Elements of Hindu iconography础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) is the rosary of beads. The beads are either 谤耻诲谤腻办峁 or 办补尘补濒腻办峁 in variety, and the rosary is found in the hands of Brahm膩, Sarasvat墨 and 艢iva, though rarely in association with other deities.
: Google Books: Sarasvat墨: Riverine Goddess of Knowledge (iconography)础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ, 鈥渞osary鈥�).鈥擜n object being held by the four-armed Sarasvat墨;鈥擜ccording to the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottara-pur膩峁嘺 3.64.4, the rosary in Sarasvat墨鈥檚 hand represents time. The rosary is most commonly called 补办峁尘腻濒腻, where 补办峁 is the seed or the fruit of the Terminalia bellerica tree (惫颈产丑墨诲补办补/惫颈产丑墨迟补办补). The rosary is made from the seeds of this tree, strung up into a garland (尘腻濒腻). Whereas in the Vi峁ａ箛udharmottara-pur膩峁嘺 3.64.2 Sarasvat墨鈥檚 rosary is referred to as 补办峁尘腻濒腻, in the Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 66.10, it is called 补办峁ma峁噄, a necklace of 补办峁. S奴tra, 鈥榯hread, string鈥�, is also sometimes used instead of 尘腻濒腻, as in the Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 261.25, where Brahm膩峁嚹� carries an 补办峁蝉奴迟谤补.
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣颈濒辫补)础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ, 鈥減rayer beads鈥�) refers to one of the several 鈥渁ttributes鈥� (腻测耻诲丑补) or 鈥渁ccessories鈥� of a detiy commonly seen depicted in Hindu iconography, defined according to texts dealing with 艣颈濒辫补 (arts and crafs), known as 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stras.鈥擳丑别 艣颈濒辫补 texts have classified the various accessories under the broad heading of 腻测耻诲丑补 or karuvi (implement), including even flowers, animals, and musical instruments. The other miscellaneous articles found as attributes in the hands of the deities are, for example, 础办峁尘腻濒腻.
础办峁尘腻濒腻 is the 鈥渞osary of beads鈥�. The beads are either 谤耻诲谤腻办峁 or 办补尘补濒腻办峁 in variety, and the rosary is found on the hands of Brahm膩, Sarasvat墨 and 艢iva, though rarely in association with other deities.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to a 鈥渞osary鈥� and is used to visualize Bhairava, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淗e has eight faces and, very powerful, shines like a white lotus. He is mightily proud and has sharp teeth and great body. He is terrible and fierce and his face is deformed. O 艢ambhu, he has twenty arms and the goddess sits on his lap. He holds a sword, mallet and noose, a double-headed drum, a dagger, the Kaustubha jewel, a rosary [i.e., 补办峁尘腻濒腻], a skull bowl full of fruit and the like and a piece of human flesh. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts1) 础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to the 鈥渞osary鈥濃�攐ne of Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 ornaments, as discussed in chapter 31 (Cary膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [惫颈驳丑苍补谤腻箩辞迟辫补迟迟颈-办颈谤墨峁乨颈-尘补苍迟谤辞诲诲丑腻谤补]: Brahm膩 asks to know the origin of Vighnar膩ja, and Bhagav膩n tells him the story of Pradyumna鈥檚 anger which gave rise to the elephant-headed Ga峁嘺pati whose purpose was always to fight on the side of the gods (1-10a). Then He (Bhagav膩n) turns to answer the questions put to Him about the mantras to Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 ornaments, etc., [e.g., to the 补办峁尘腻濒腻-rosary (75-78)] [...]
2a) 础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to a 鈥渞osary鈥� which represents one of the three aids in doing Japa (repetition of mantras), according to the fourteenth chapter of the 闯补测腻办丑测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), 诲丑测腻苍补 (meditations), 尘耻诲谤腻 (gesticulations), 苍测腻蝉补 (concentrations) etc.鈥擠escription of the chapter []:鈥擺...] There are three aids to doing japa-repetitions鈥攅mploying a rosary [补办峁尘腻濒腻], saying them aloud [惫腻肠颈办补] or by repeating them in a low voice [耻辫腻峁兣泆]鈥攁nd each of these is of varying value depending upon the motives of the aspirant (1-5a). The 补办峁尘腻濒腻-rosary is then described and its uses discussed (5b-76a, 90-95a), whereupon the narrative turns to consider what determines which mantras under various circumstances should be employed for japa (766-89).
2b) 础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ) refers to 鈥渞osary鈥� (which is used during repetitions of mantras) , as discussed in chapter 40 of the 尝补办峁墨迟补苍迟谤补: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lak峁墨 or 艢r墨 (the consort of Vi峁ａ箛u) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.鈥擠escription of the chapter [苍颈迟测补惫颈诲丑颈-辫谤补办腻艣补]: Continuing with the discussion of the 补办峁尘腻濒腻-rosary Lak峁墨 tells (1-17) how it is to be sanctified for use. Also she gives a brief description of the 驳丑补峁囜弓腻-bell used for worship (19-29) before she returns to the daily procedures for the worship rites. [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Google Books: Ritual and Speculation in Early Tantrism础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ):鈥擳he rosary (补办峁尘腻濒腻) is said to be of tow kinds: created and uncreated. The created one is made of beads; the uncreated one [consists of] the syllables of the alphabet. It is called a-办峁-尘腻濒腻 because it consists of the bead-like syllables from a to 办峁. The excellent knower of mantras should count these in regular and reversed order. A single result is produced by counting the number of repetitions with the fingers; the result is tenfold when counting by drawing lines on the ground, wall, etc.; it is 100,000-fold when counting with precious stones; it is said to be infinite when count with rubies.
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Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary补办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥攆 (S) A string of beads, a rosary.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English补办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥�f A string of beads, a rosary.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥擺ak峁Ｄ佱箛膩峁� 尘腻濒腻 -s奴tram]
1) a rosary, string of beads (ak膩r膩di办峁k膩r膩nta岣� 补办峁岣� tatk峁泃膩 tatpratinidhibh奴t膩 v膩 尘腻濒腻); 啶曕啶む- 啶洁啷嵿し啶膏啶む啶班お啷嵿ぐ啶｀く啷� 啶むく啶� 啶曕ぐ啶� (k峁泃o- '办峁s奴trapra峁嘺y墨 tay膩 kara岣�) Kum膩rasambhava 5.11,66; 掳啶ぞ啶侧ぞ啶啶く啶距啶苦い啷佮ぎ啶距啶む啶洁じ啷嵿ぎ啶� (尘腻濒腻mupay膩citum膩gato'smi) K.151. (It is made of 谤耻诲谤腻办峁 seeds, corals, crystals, rubies, gems &c.)
2) Name of 啶呧ぐ啷佮え啷嵿ぇ啶む (补谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨) (补办峁尘腻濒腻 tv补谤耻苍诲丑补迟墨 Hm.); 啶呧啷嵿し- 啶ぞ啶侧ぞ 啶掂じ啶苦し啷嵿啷囙え 啶膏啶啶曕啶むぞ啶оぎ啶啶ㄠた啶溹ぞ (补办峁- 尘腻濒腻 vasi峁ａ弓hena sa峁儁ukt膩dhamayonij膩)...啶溹啶距ぎ啶距き啷嵿く啶班啶灌ぃ啷�啶い啶距ぎ啷� (箩补驳腻尘腻产丑测补谤丑补峁嚹珁补迟腻尘) Manusm峁泃i 9.23. 啶ぞ啶む啷嵿啶ぞ啶啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶椸ぐ啷嵿す啶苦い啶距く啶距 啶班た啶班啶膏く啶� (m膩ta峁単ay膩m补办峁尘腻濒腻y膩峁� garhit膩y膩峁� rira峁僺ay膩) | Bu. ch.4.77. (补办峁sya n补办峁tracakrasya m膩leva bh奴峁峁嘺tv膩t; s膩 hyuttarasy膩峁� di艣i gagane saptar峁ma峁囜笉ale 尘腻濒腻r奴pe峁嘺 vasi峁ａ弓hasam墨pe vartate sarvebhya艣cojjvalatv膩ttasy膩 尘腻濒腻r奴pe峁嘺 sthitatv膩cca n补办峁tracakrabh奴峁峁嘺tvam Tv).
础办峁尘腻濒腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 补办峁 and 尘腻濒腻 (啶ぞ啶侧ぞ). See also (synonyms): 补办峁蝉奴迟谤补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥攆.
(-濒腻) 1. A rosary, a string of beads, especially of the seeds of the Eleocarpus. 2. The name of Arundhati, wife of Vasisht'- Ha, (from her wearing a rosary.) E. 补办峁 a kind of seed or bead, and 尘腻濒腻 a necklace.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁尘腻濒补 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶�).鈥攆. 濒腻, 1. a rosary, [Dev墨m膩h膩tmya, (ed. Poley.)] 2, 23. 2. a name of Arundhat墨, the wife of Va艣i峁ａ弓ha, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 9, 23.
础办峁尘腻濒补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 补办峁 and 尘腻濒补 (啶ぞ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ).鈥擺feminine] rosary, string of beads (also 濒颈办腻 [feminine]); [Epithet] of Arundhat墨.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ):鈥擺=补办峁-尘腻濒腻] [from 补办峁 > ak峁�] f. a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Arundhat墨, wife of Vasi峁ａ弓ha (from her wearing a rosary), [Manu-sm峁泃i ix, 23]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the mother of Vatsa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ):鈥攆.
(-濒腻) I. [tatpurusha compound] A rosary, a string of beads, especially of the seeds of the Eleocarpus. Ii. [bahuvrihi compound] The name of Arundhati, wife of Vasi峁ａ弓ha, (from her wearing a rosary.) E. 补办峁 (a kind of seed or bead) and 尘腻濒腻.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础办峁尘腻濒腻 (啶呧啷嵿し啶ぞ啶侧ぞ):鈥擺补办峁-尘腻濒腻] (濒腻) 1. f. A rosary.
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