Mahadamshtra, 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻腻, Mahadanshtra, 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补, Maha-damshtra: 9 definitions
Introduction:
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The Sanskrit terms 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻腻 and 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 can be transliterated into English as Mahadamstra or Mahadamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻腻 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擭ame of one of the goddesses to be worshipped during 膧vara峁嘺p奴j膩 (鈥淲orship of the Circuit of Goddesses鈥�), according to the Durg膩p奴j膩tattva (鈥淭he truth concerning Durg膩鈥檚 ritual鈥�). They should be worshipped with either the five 耻辫腻肠腻谤补蝉 or perfume and flowers.
Her mantra is as follows:
啶灌啶班啶� 啶撪 啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶距く啷� 啶ㄠぎ啶�
hr墨峁� o峁� 尘补丑腻da峁冡梗峁璻膩yai nama岣�
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥擜 commander of Bha峁囜笉a.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 21. 86.
惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.44.95, IX.44.97) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara1) 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the name of a minister of R膩k峁sa named Agni艣ikha from the city Dh奴mapura, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 39. Accordingly, as R奴pa艣ikh膩 said to 艢峁涐箙gabhuja: 鈥�... my father鈥檚 wound was at once healed by the minister 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补, who excels all men in knowledge of potent drugs for curing wounds鈥�.
2) 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) is the father of Padmaprabh膩: one of the five Vidy膩dhara maidens vowed to take Narav膩hanadatta as a husband, as mentioned in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 108. Accordingly, 鈥�... and he [Narav膩hanadatta] saw those maidens with a blazing fire in front of them; and V膩yuvegaya艣as, after dragging them away from it, said to the king: 鈥榌...] and this fourth is Padmaprabh膩, the daughter of 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 [...] and I am the fifth; all we five, when we saw you performing asceticism in the domain of the Siddhas, were bewildered with love...鈥欌��.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ) refers to 鈥渉aving large fangs鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [Standing on] Bhairava and K膩lar膩tri on fire on the sun [disk] on the pericarp [of the lotus], [Heruka] is dancing. [He should visualize Heruka] [...] always having [his] mouth open [and showing] large fangs (尘补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻腻-办补谤腻濒补) from the right and left [parts of the mouth]. [Three faces looking to the south, west, and north are colored] yellow, red, and in sequence (viz., green), [respectively,] and the other [fourteen] faces are colored like a black bee [He should meditate on Heruka, who] *is greatly awful and laughs loudly and* is grinning and terrifying. [...]鈥�.
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 Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ).鈥攁 species of big tiger.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补岣� (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ啶�).
惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶︵啶粪啶熰啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻诲补峁冡梗峁璻补 (啶す啶距う啶傕し啷嵿啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-诲补峁冡梗峁璻补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] mfn. having gr掳 tusks or fangs, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a species of big tiger, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Vidy膩-dhara, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
4) [v.s. ...] of a man, [ib.]
[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.
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Partial matches: Damshtra, Maha.
Full-text: Padmaprabha, Karala.
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