Jvalana, ´³±¹²¹±ô²¹²ÔÄå: 27 definitions
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Jvalana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Jwalan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to a “blazing flameâ€�, according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandharaâ€�).—Accordingly, as SanatkumÄra narrated to VyÄsa: “[...] Then a great battle ensued between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara, the ruler of Asuras, both filling up the sky with their arrows. [...] With his bow split, the lord Viṣṇu, protector of the worlds, hurled his great mace for the destruction of Jalandhara. That mace resembling a blazing flame (jvalana) [Âá±¹²¹±ô²¹ÂáÂá±¹²¹±ô²¹²Ô²¹²õ²¹²Ô²Ô¾±²ú³óÄå] when hurled by Viṣṇu moved with unerring aim and dashed against his body. Though hit by it, the great haughty Jalandhara did not move even slightly as though he was hit by a flower-garland. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index´³±¹²¹±ô²¹²ÔÄå (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤¨à¤¾).—The wife of Aneyu (Riveyu, VÄyu-purÄṇa) and a daughter of Taká¹£aka; mother of AntÄ«nara.*
- * Matsya-purÄṇa 49. 6-7; VÄyu-purÄṇa 99. 128.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Pancaratra (worship of NÄrÄyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: PÄñcarÄtraJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to an aspect of ²Ôá¹›s¾±á¹ƒh²¹ (‘m²¹²Ô-±ô¾±´Ç²Ôâ€�), according to the Vihagendra-saṃhitÄ 4.17, which mentions seventy-four forms (inlcuding twenty forms of ±¹²âÅ«³ó²¹). He is also known as Jvalana²Ôá¹›s¾±á¹ƒh²¹ or Jvalananarasiṃha. Ná¹›siṃha is a Tantric deity and refers to the furious (ugra) incarnation of Viṣṇu.
The 15th-century Vihagendra-saṃhÄ«ta is a canonical text of the PÄñcarÄtra corpus and, in twenty-four chapters, deals primarely with meditation on mantras and sacrificial oblations.

Pancaratra (पाञà¥à¤šà¤°à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤°, pÄñcarÄtra) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) is another name for “Agniâ€� and is dealt with in the 15th-century YogasÄrasaá¹…graha (Yogasara-saá¹…graha) by VÄsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The YogasÄrasaṃgraha [mentioning jvalana] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (²ú³ó²¹¾±á¹£aÂá²â²¹-°ì²¹±ô±è²¹²ÔÄå) which is a branch of pharmacology (»å°ù²¹±¹²â²¹²µ³Üṇa).
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) is identified with Plumbago zeylanica, the roots of which are administered to elephants in their fourth decade, according to the 15th century ²ÑÄå³Ù²¹á¹…g²¹±ôÄ«±ôÄå composed by NÄ«lakaṇá¹ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimenâ€]: â€�26. But to °ì²¹±ô²âÄåṇa²õ (elephants in the fourth decade, the prime of life) one shall give meal compounded of the three spices, the two Curcumas, Costus, caraway, Achyranthes aspera, the two °ì²¹°ù²¹Ã±Âá²¹²õ (Pongamia glabra), garlic, ±¹²¹³¦Äå (an aromatic root), Clypea hernandifolia, °ùÄå³¾²¹á¹»·²¹, white mustard, soapberry seeds, the root of Plumbago zeylanica [e.g., jvalana], pungent (±è²¹á¹u, but this may be a noun, ‘salt,â€� or name of various plants) vara (some plant), iron filings (?), vermifuge, and ²Ô²â²¹²µ°ù´Ç»å³óÄ«; this meal, mixed with sesame oil, is efficacious on awakeningâ€�.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to a “conflagrationâ€� (of fire), according to the ManthÄnabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess KubjikÄ.—Accordingly, “If a conflagration without a fire [i.e., anagni-jvalana] (that starts it) begins suddenly in a village, the offering of beef into the Triangle with clarified butter a million times (brings about) great peace and that prevails over the whole earthâ€�.
: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A StudyJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to one of the 72 rays of the ViÅ›uddhi-Cakra which (together with the 64 rays of the Ä€jñÄ) are associated with the lunar plane called Brahmagranthi, according to Åšaá¹…karÄcÄrya’s SaudaryalaharÄ«.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by SÄdhaka) as dwelling above the six Ä€dhÄracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Jvalana]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the Å›²¹²ú»å²¹±è°ù²¹±è²¹Ã±³¦²¹ or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with ³ó²¹á¹� and ²õ²¹á¸�, NyÄsa should be performed for ÅšrÄ«cakrapÅ«jÄ.

Shakta (शाकà¥à¤�, Å›Äkta) or Shaktism (Å›Äktism) 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.
Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
: archive.org: Hindu MathematicsJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) represents the number 3 (three) in the “word-numeral systemâ€� (²ú³óÅ«³Ù²¹²õ²¹á¹ƒk³ó²âÄå), which was used in Sanskrit texts dealing with astronomy, mathematics, metrics, as well as in the dates of inscriptions and manuscripts in ancient Indian literature.—A system of expressing numbers by means of words arranged as in the place-value notation was developed and perfected in India in the early centuries of the Christian era. In this system the numerals [e.g., 3â€�jvalana] are expressed by names of things, beings or concepts, which, naturally or in accordance with the teaching of the ÅšÄstras, connote numbers.

Ganita (गणित) or Ganitashastra refers to the ancient Indian science of mathematics, algebra, number theory, arithmetic, etc. Closely allied with astronomy, both were commonly taught and studied in universities, even since the 1st millennium BCE. Ganita-shastra also includes ritualistic math-books such as the Shulba-sutras.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to the “flamesâ€� (of a fire), according to the Yogayajñavalkya (verse 4.62).—Accordingly, “The fire along with its flames (jvalana) is then stirred up by the breath, and it makes the water in the abdomen very hotâ€�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as Äsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to the “burningâ€� (of thought and mind), according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “What then, son of good family, is the recollection of the dharma (»å³ó²¹°ù³¾Äå²Ô³Ü²õ³¾á¹›t¾±), which is authorized by the Lord for the sake of the Bodhisattvas? The dharma is without attachment, and he who is attached to any dharma is without the recollection of the dharma. The dharma is without basis, and where there is no the practice of the dharma, there is no the recollection of the dharma. The dharma is calm, and he whose thought and mind are burning (jvalana) is without the recollection of the dharma. The dharma is beyond distinguishing marks, and he who pursues distinguishing marks is without the recollection of the dharma. [...]â€�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤¨à¤¶à¤¿à¤–) or JvalanaÅ›ikha is the name of a VidyÄdhara-lord from Jyotiḥpura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [RÄvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aá¹£á¹iÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “Now, in the city Jyotiḥpura on Mt. VaitÄá¸hya there was a VidyÄdhara-lord, JvalanaÅ›ikha. He had a beautiful queen, ÅšrÄ«matÄ«, and by her a bright-eyed daughter, TÄrÄ. One day SÄhasagati, the son of CakrÄá¹…ka, a VidyÄdhara-king, saw her and was immediately wounded by love. SÄhasagati asked Jvalana for her through agents and also SugrÄ«va, king of the VÄnaras (asked for her). [...]â€�.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) refers to the “fire (of suffering)â€�, according to the 11th century JñÄnÄrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Åšubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Indeed, alone, the self roams about in the impassable wilderness of the world which is full of great misfortune [and] inflamed by the fire of suffering (»å³Üḥk³ó²¹-Âá±¹²¹±ô²¹²Ô²¹-»åÄ«±è¾±³Ù²¹). The same [self] always takes hold of the interior of a body entirely to experience the good and bad result developed from its own action by itselfâ€�.

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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryJvalana.�(IE 7-1-2), ‘three�. Note: jvalana is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).—n S Burning, blazing. 2 m Fire.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).â€�n Burning, blazing. Fire.
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 dictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).â€�a. [jval-yuc]
1) Flaming, shining.
2) Combustible.
-²Ô²¹á¸� Fire; तदनॠजà¥à¤µà¤²à¤¨à¤‚ मदरà¥à¤ªà¤¿à¤¤à¤‚ तà¥à¤µà¤°à¤¯à¥‡à¤°à¥à¤¦à¤•à¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£à¤µà¤¾à¤¤à¤¬à¥€à¤œà¤¨à¥ˆà¤ƒ (tadanu jvalanaá¹� madarpitaá¹� tvarayerdaká¹£iṇavÄtabÄ«janaiá¸�) KumÄrasambhava 4.36,32; BhagavadgÄ«tÄ (Bombay) 11.29.
2) Corrosive alkali.
3) The number 'three'.
4) Plumbago Zeylanica or its root; MÄtaá¹…ga L.11.26.
-nam Burning, blazing, shining.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).—n.
(-²Ô²¹á¹�) 1. Burning, blazing. 2. The fire. m.
(-²Ô²¹á¸�) Agni, or fire. 3. The number “Three.â€� E. jval to blaze, affix tÄcchÄ«lyÄdau yuc .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).—[jval + ana], I. adj. Shining, MahÄbhÄrata 3, 12239. Ii. m. 1. Fire, [²ÑÄå²Ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹Å›Äå²õ³Ù°ù²¹] 10, 103. 2. Caustic potash, [³§³ÜÅ›°ù³Ü³Ù²¹] 2, 125, 17. Iii. n. Shining (and fire), [Åš¾±Å›³Ü±èÄå±ô²¹±¹²¹»å³ó²¹] 9, 13.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�).—[adjective] burning, flaming, combustible; [masculine] fire (also jvalana or jvalana); [neuter] burning, blazing.
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´³±¹Äå±ô²¹²Ô²¹ (जà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤²à¤¨).—[neuter] kindling.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�):—[from jval] mfn. ([PÄṇini 3-2, 150]) inflammable, combustible, flaming, [Åšatapatha-brÄhmaṇa xiii, 4, 4, 7; MahÄbhÄrata iii, 12239]
2) [v.s. ...] shining, 769
3) [v.s. ...] m. fire, [MaitrÄyaṇÄ�-saṃhitÄ ii, 9, 1] (jval or [PadapÄá¹ha] lana), [Manu-smá¹›ti x, 103; YÄjñavalkya; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the number 3 [SÅ«ryasiddhÄnta ii, 20 f.]
5) [v.s. ...] corrosive alkali, [³§³ÜÅ›°ù³Ü³Ù²¹]
6) [v.s. ...] Plumbago zeylanica (or its root, [Nighaṇá¹uprakÄÅ›a]), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] n. blazing, [VarÄha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ]
8) ´³±¹²¹±ô²¹²ÔÄå (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤¨à¤¾):—[from jvalana > jval] f. Name of a daughter of Taká¹£aka (wife of Ṛceyu or Ṛká¹£a), [Harivaṃśa] (Âá±¹Äå±ôÄå, [MahÄbhÄrata i, 3778]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�):â€�(²Ô²¹á¸�) 1. m. Agni or fire. n. A burning or blazing.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Jvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ´³²¹±ô²¹á¹‡a, ´³²¹±ôÄå±¹²¹á¹‡a.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�) [Also spelled jwalan]:â€�(nm) inflammation; combustion, burning; ~[śī±ô²¹] inflammable, combustible.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJvalana (ಜà³à²µà²²à²�):â€�
1) [adjective] shining with light that is radiated or reflected; full of light; bright.
2) [adjective] that is burning; burning.
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Jvalana (ಜà³à²µà²²à²�):â€�
1) [noun] the condition of being resplendent; brightness; splendour.
2) [noun] the form of energy emitted by a luminous body, which helps human or animals see outside objects; light.
3) [noun] the state of burning with flames.
4) [noun] the burning principle or mass; fire.
5) [noun] the sun.
6) [noun] (pros.) a syllabic feet consisting of one short syllable between two long ones(-u-).
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Jvaḷana (ಜà³à²µà²³à²�):—[adjective] = ಜà³à²µà²²à²� [jvalana]1.
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Jvaḷana (ಜà³à²µà²³à²�):—[noun] = ಜà³à²µà²²à²� [jvalana]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJvalana (जà¥à¤µà¤²à¤�):—n. 1. inflammation; burning; sensation; 2. envy; jealousy; 3. spark or sparkle of fire;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+7): Jvalanabhu, Jvalanada, Jvalanadhipati, Jvalanadipita, Jvalanajatin, Jvalanakana, Jvalanakhya, Jvalanala, Jvalanalarka, Jvalanana, Jvalananarasimha, Jvalananrisimha, Jvalanantaratejoraja, Jvalanaprabha, Jvalanarasimha, Jvalanarcihparvatashrivyuha, Jvalanarkasamaprabha, Jvalanasannibha, Jvalanasaprabha, Jvalanashikha.
Full-text (+33): Prajvalana, Ujjvalana, Jvalanashman, Khadgajvalana, Samjvalana, Antarjvalana, Jvalanabhu, Vajrajvalana, Avajvalana, Jvalanakana, Urdhvajvalana, Jatharajvalana, Jalana, Upajvalana, Jvalananrisimha, Jvalananarasimha, Jalavana, Riveyu, Cuvalan, Vijana.
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