Mahadanda, 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻, 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补, Maha-danda: 9 definitions
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Mahadanda means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶∴ぞ) is another name for 叠丑补诲谤辞诲补苍墨, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.103-105 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fourth chapter (艣补迟腻丑惫腻诲颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (辫峁泃丑耻-办峁辫补). Note: Narhari鈥檚 叠丑补诲谤辞诲补苍墨 may be R膩jabal膩 of Dh. [Dhanvantari?]. Together with the names 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻 and 叠丑补诲谤辞诲补苍墨, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧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: Manthanabhairavatantram惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶∴ぞ) refers to the 鈥渟he who is the great stick鈥�, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Having entered the Cavity of Brahm膩, he should think that it is in the Supreme Void. Then he should practice contemplation and (so) bring the supreme energy (there). O 艢ambhu, supreme (transcendent) and inferior (immanent), it shines with ripples, currents and waves within the universe filling it spontaneously right up to the Circle of Birth. Having (thus) formed the Gesture (in this way) as explained previously and raised the arm, he should extend the left hand. (This is Ku峁囜笉alin墨 who, straightened, is called) the Great Stick [i.e., 尘补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻] and is well known as Alekhy膩 (Indescribable). [...]鈥�.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶∴ぞ) is the name of D奴t墨 (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrap膩峁噄) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉腻).
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惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶�).鈥�
1) a long arm.
2) a severe punishment.
Derivable forms: 尘补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补岣� (啶す啶距う啶｀啶∴).
惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 诲补峁囜笉补 (啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶�).鈥攎. heavy punishment,
惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 尘补丑腻 and 诲补峁囜笉补 (啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶�):鈥擺=尘补丑腻-诲补峁囜笉补] [from 尘补丑腻 > mah] m. a long staff
2) [v.s. ...] ([according to] to [Scholiast or Commentator]) a long arm, [Prabodha-candrodaya]
3) [v.s. ...] severe punishment, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
4) [v.s. ...] mfn. carrying a l掳 st掳
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a servant or officer of Yama, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary惭补丑腻诲补峁囜笉补 (啶す啶距う啶｀啶�):鈥攏. Mythol. a severe punishment given to sinners by Yamaraj;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mahadandadhara, Mahadandadhari, Mahadandanayaka.
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