Bhogavati, µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«, Bhoga-vati: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
: Google Books: The Alchemical Bodyµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„ ):āAnoter name for Kuį¹įøalinÄ«, the divine energy sleeping within every human being as a coiled serpent. Kuį¹įøalinÄ« is twofold, and it is in this perspective that yogic sources speak of this internal female serpent by another name: she is ²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«, a term that at once bespeaks her enjoyment (bhoga, from bhuj, āpartake, enjoyā�), her coiled form (bhoga from bhuj, ācoil, curlā�), and her female sex (-vati is a feminine ending). As ²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«, she is the serpentine female principle within the subtle body.
Äyurveda (ą¤ą¤Æą„ą¤°ą„ą¤µą„ą¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Äyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āNÄgaloka or PÄtÄla. When SugrÄ«va sent monkeys in all directions in search of SÄ«tÄ, he gave instructions to them to go and search for her in µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«pura. VÄlmÄ«ki RÄmÄyaį¹a, 41st Sarga, Kiį¹£kindhÄkÄį¹įøa describes the place as the city infested with serpents (nÄgas) and guarded by them. VÄsuki, King of serpents, lives there.
2) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āGaį¹ gÄ of PÄtÄla. (²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ SabhÄ Parva, DÄkį¹£iį¹Ätya PÄį¹ha, Chapter 38).
3) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āA place of holy bath at PrayÄga. It is better known as VÄsuki tÄ«rtha. ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ Vana Parva, Chapter 85 says that a bath at this tÄ«rtha is as efficacious as an AÅvamedha yajƱa.
4) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āAnother name for the river SarasvatÄ«. (²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ Vana Parva, Chapter 24, Verse 20).
5) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āA female attendant of Subrahmaį¹ya. (²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ Åalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 8).
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) refers to the heaven of Indra (which is supposed to be situated on Mount Meru), according to the ÅivapurÄį¹a 2.3.32 (āThe seven celestial sages arriveā�).āAccordingly, as the Seven Sages said amongst each other (when arriving at Himavatpura city): āThis city seems to be better than AlakÄ, heaven (svarga), µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« and even AmarÄvatÄ«. The houses are beautiful and well-built. The courtyards are well laid out and paved with different kinds of crystals and jewels of variegated colours. Slabs of solar and lunar stones are found in every house. Different kinds of celestial trees are also growing here. [...]ā�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āThe capital of the NÄgas, compared to the city of Puramjana;1 north of VÄsukihrada, a sacred spot of PrayÄgÄ.2
1b) The name of GangÄ in PÄtÄla.*
- * BhÄgavata-purÄį¹a X. 70. 44.
µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) refers to the name of a City mentioned in the ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (cf. V.101.1/V.103). Note: The ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (mentioning µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 űō“Ē°ģ²¹²õ (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« also refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (cf. IX.45.8).
µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« also refers to the name of a TÄ«rtha (pilgrimās destination) mentioned in the ²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹ (cf. III.83.72).
The Purana (ą¤Ŗą„ą¤°ą¤¾ą¤�, purÄį¹as) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient Indiaās 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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literatureµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) defined by Bharata, to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of KalikÄ in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the °ä³ó²¹²Ō»å“Ē²Ō³ÜÅÄå²õ²¹²Ō²¹. µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« also corresponds to SopÄna. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of ²µ²¹į¹a²õ or letters do not differ.
Chandas (ą¤ą¤Øą„ą¤¦ą¤øą„) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: NÄį¹ya-ÅÄstraµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) is the name of a meter belonging to the Uį¹£į¹ik class of DhruvÄ (songs) described in the NÄį¹yaÅÄstra chapter 32:āāthe metre which has in its feet of seven syllables the first, the fourth and the last one long, is ²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«ā�.
Natyashastra (ą¤Øą¤¾ą¤ą„ą¤Æą¤¶ą¤¾ą¤øą„ą¤¤ą„ą¤°, ²ŌÄåį¹y²¹ÅÄå²õ³Ł°ł²¹) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natyaātheatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara1) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) or BhogadattÄ is the wife of DevabhÅ«ti: a BrÄhman from PaƱcalÄ, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 72. Accordingly, as king VinÄ«tamati said to SomaÅÅ«ra: ā�... there lived in PaƱcÄla, of old time, a BrÄhman named DevabhÅ«ti, and that BrÄhman, who was learned in the Vedas, had a chaste wife named BhogadattÄ. One day when he had gone to bathe, his wife went into the kitchen-garden to get vegetables, and saw a donkey belonging to a washerman eating themā�.
2) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) is the name of an ancient city situated in Avanti, whose name is associated with the TretÄyuga, as mentioned in the ninth story of the VetÄlapaƱcaviį¹Åati in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 83. Accordingly, ā�... there is in Avanti a city built by gods at the beginning of the world, which is limitless as the body of Åiva, and renowned for enjoyment and prosperity, even as his body is adorned with the snakeās hood and ashes. It was called PadmÄvatÄ« in the Kį¹ta Yuga, µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« in the TretÄ Yuga, Hiraį¹yavatÄ« in the DvÄpara Yuga, and UjjayinÄ« in the Kali Yuga. And in it there lived an excellent king, named VÄ«radeva, and he had a queen named Padmaratiā�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (āocean of streams of storyā�), mentioning µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²āÄå»å³ó²¹°ł²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guį¹Äįøhyaās Bį¹hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (ą¤ą¤¾ą¤µą„ą¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or āepic poetryā� and natya, or ādramatic poetryā�.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA palace in the Naga world, the residence of the Naga king Varuna, father of Irandati. J.vi. 269, 270.
TheravÄda 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).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhismµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) is the name of VidyÄrÄjƱī (i.e., āwisdom queenā�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MaƱjuÅrÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄ Tantras devoted to MaƱjuÅrÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MaƱjuÅrÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅÄkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddhaās words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Āį°ł²¹²āÄå²Ō²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritraµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) refers to one of the eight DikkumÄrÄ«s living in the lower world, according to chapter 1.2 [Äå»åīű¹²¹°ł²¹-³¦²¹°ł¾±³Ł°ł²¹] of Hemacandraās 11th century Triį¹£aį¹£į¹iÅalÄkÄpuruį¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
ā[...] then eight DikkumÄrÄ«s [viz., µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«] living in the lower world, their thrones being shaken at once, came to the birth-house. After they had circumabulated three times the first TÄ«rthakara and his mother, and had paid homage to them, they said, āReverence to you, Mother of the World, Giver of the Light of the World. We eight DikkumÄrÄ«s [viz., µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«], living in the lower world, have come here by his power to make a festival to him, knowing by clairvoyant knowledge the purifying birth of the TÄ«rthakį¹t. Therefore, do not be afraidā�. [...].ā�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, āself-relianceā�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary²ś³óŲµ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āf (S) The Ganges of ±čÄå³ŁÄåįø·a, the third of the three sacred rivers named ²µ²¹į¹ gÄå. See ±čÄå³ŁÄåįø·a²µ²¹į¹ gÄå.
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bhÅgÄvatÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤¾ą¤µą¤¤ą„).āf (Properly ²ś³óŲµ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ«) The Ganges of ±čÄå³ŁÄåįø·a. See ±čÄå³ŁÄåįø·a²µ²¹į¹ gÄå.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumµž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„) as mentioned in Aufrechtās Catalogus Catalogorum:āon PrÄkį¹t metres, by TulasÄ«dÄsa. Oudh. Xi, 10.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) µž³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (ą¤ą„ą¤ą¤µą¤¤ą„):ā[=²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹-±¹²¹³ŁÄ«] [from bhoga-vat > bhoga] a f. a sĀ°-nymph, [²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of one of the MÄtį¹s attending on Skanda, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] the city of the sĀ°-demons in the subterranean regions, [ib.; RÄmÄyaį¹a; Harivaį¹Åa; Religious Thought and Life in India 322] (also ²µÄå-±¹²¹³ŁÄ«, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiį¹ha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
4) [v.s. ...] the sacred river of the sĀ°-demons (or a TÄ«rtha in that river sacred to the sĀ°-king VÄsuki), [²Ń²¹³óÄå²ś³óÄå°ł²¹³Ł²¹]
5) [=²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹-±¹²¹³ŁÄ«] [from bhoga-vat > bhoga] b f. the night of the 2nd lunar day, [SÅ«ryaprajƱapti]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of UjjayinÄ« in the DvÄpara age, [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
7) [v.s. ...] of a town, [VetÄla-paƱcaviį¹ÅatikÄ]
8) [v.s. ...] of a Dik-kanyÄ, [PÄrÅvanÄtha-caritra]
9) [v.s. ...] of [work]
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Sanskrit, also spelled ą¤øą¤ą¤øą„ą¤ą„ą¤¤ą¤®ą„� (²õ²¹į¹s°ģį¹t²¹³¾), 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.
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary²ś³ó“Ē²µ²¹±¹²¹³ŁÄ« (įį±į¬įįįį�) [(thÄ«) (įį�)]ā�
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Pali is the language of the Tipiį¹aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddhaās speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhogavantu, I, Bhoga, Vati.
Full-text (+17): Bhogavali, Bhogavantu, Vedantatatparyanivedana, Virupaksha, Tulasidasa, Bhogavant, Bhagirathi, Dvaitavana, Sopana, Prajapativedi, Naga, Kalika, Racita, Sugriha, Suramya, Suryakanta, Bhogavat, Vikramayashas, Svarga, Candrakanta.
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