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Hridayagranthi, ṛdⲹԳٳ, Hridaya-granthi: 4 definitions

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Hridayagranthi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term ṛdⲹԳٳ can be transliterated into English as Hrdayagranthi or Hridayagranthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hridayagranthi in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ṛdⲹԳٳ (हृदयग्रन्थ�) refers to the “knots of one’s heart�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The wise man excels in being without the sense of ‘me�. Earth, a stone or gold are the same to him. The knots of his heart (ṛdⲹԳٳ) have been rent asunder, and he is freed from greed and blindness. [subhinnaṛdⲹԳٳrvinirdhūtarajastamā�] Who can compare with that contented, liberated soul who pays no regard to anything and has no desire left in his heart? Who but the upright man without desire knows without knowing, sees without seeing and speaks without speaking? [...]�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Hridayagranthi in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṛdⲹԳٳ (हृदयग्रन्थ�).—anything which binds the soul or grieves the heart (as avidyārūpasaṃsāra- bandhana); भिद्यत� हृदयग्रन्थिश्छिद्यन्ते सर्वसंशयाः (bhidyate ṛdⲹԳٳśchidyante sarvasaṃśayā�) ѳṇd.2.2.8.

Derivable forms: ṛdⲹԳٳ� (हृदयग्रन्थिः).

ṛdⲹԳٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṛdⲹ and granthi (ग्रन्थ�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛdⲹԳٳ (हृदयग्रन्थ�):—[=ṛdⲹ-granthi] [from ṛdⲹ > hṛd] m. ‘heart-knot�, anything which binds the soul or grieves the h°, [Vedāntasāra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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