Indrayudha, 滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补, Indra-ayudha, Imdrayudha: 15 definitions
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Indrayudha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ).鈥擳he rainbow appearing in cloudless sky or at night, a bad sign for a state.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 233. 7.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ) refers to a 鈥渞ainbow鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淕enerally, if the luminous body or comet be small, clear, glossy, straight, transient, white and visible either immediately after their appearance or some time afterwards, there will be health and happiness in the land. If it be the opposite of these, or of the shape of the rainbow [i.e., 颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补-补苍耻办腻谤墨] or with two or three tails, mankind will not be happy鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur腻峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning 滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ) refers to 鈥淚ndra鈥檚 weapon鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽腻n腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭his most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahm腻, in Indra鈥檚 abode, in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords [com.鈥�颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补鈥斺�業ndra鈥檚 weapon鈥橾, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) 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 Dictionary颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙啶︵啶班ぞ啶啶�).鈥攏 S (The weapon of Indra.) The rainbow.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙啶︵啶班ぞ啶啶�).鈥�n The rainbow.
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滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ).鈥擨ndra's weapon, the rainbow; 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶�- 啶啶оう啷嵿く啷嬥い啶苦い啶む啶班ぃ啶距啷嵿啶 (indr腻- yudhadyotitatora峁嚹遽箙kam) R.7.4,12.79; K.127. (-dha) 1 Name of the horse in K腻dambar墨 (i. e. Kapi帽jala changed into a horse).
2) a horse marked with black about the eyes.
3) a diamond.
-诲丑腻 a kind of leech.
Derivable forms: 颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补m (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ啶).
滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and 腻测耻诲丑补 (啶嗋く啷佮ぇ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ).鈥攎.
(-诲丑补岣�) The rainbow. f.
(-诲丑腻) A kind of leech of various tints on the back. E. indra and 腻测耻诲丑补 a weapon; Indra'S weapon.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ).鈥攏. the rainbow, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 4, 59.
滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and 腻测耻诲丑补 (啶嗋く啷佮ぇ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ).鈥擺neuter] Indra's weapon or bow, the rainbow; [feminine] 腻 a kind of leech.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ):鈥擺from indra] n. 鈥業ndra鈥檚 weapon鈥�, the rainbow, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Var腻ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it腻; Raghuva峁兣沘]
2) [v.s. ...] diamond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻测耻诲丑补, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a horse marked with black about the eyes
4) 滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑腻 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ啶�):鈥擺from 颈苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 > indra] f. a kind of leech (marked with rainbow tints), [Su艣ruta]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary滨苍诲谤腻测耻诲丑补 (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷佮ぇ):鈥擺indr腻+yudha] (诲丑补岣�) 1. m. The rainbow. f. (诲丑腻) A kind of leech.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusI峁僤r腻测耻诲丑补 (嗖囙矀嗖︵硩嗖班簿嗖硜嗖�):鈥擺noun] thunder-bolt as the weapon the Indra, the lord of gods.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Indra, Ayudha.
Starts with: Indrayudhamaya, Indrayudhashikhin.
Full-text: Indrayudhashikhin, Indrayudhamaya, Aindrayudha, Sendrayudhatadit, Ayudha, Jalauka, Prabha, Savarna.
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