Nadicakra, Nadi-cakra, 狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补, 狈腻岣峣肠补办谤补: 8 definitions
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Nadicakra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Nadichakra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥擳he ten 苍腻岣嵞玸 where the yog墨 in meditation retains the five pr膩峁嘺s form the 苍腻岣峣cakra.
At the bottom of the n膩bhi (n膩bh墨kanda) innumerable 苍腻岣嵞玸 or nerves originate or sprout up. 72,000 such 苍腻岣嵞玸 exist at the centre of the n膩bhi (navel). The whole body is filled with these 苍腻岣嵞玸 spread out in parallel and horizontal positions, and they exist in the form of circles entwined with one another. Ten 苍腻岣嵞玸 are prominent amongst them, i.e. I岣嵞�, Pi峁単al膩, Su峁mn膩, G膩ndh膩r墨, Hastijihv膩, P峁泃h膩, Ya艣膩, Alambu峁Ｄ�, Kuh膩 and 艢a峁卥hin墨. Any defect or harm caused to any one of these ten 苍腻岣嵞玸 may lead even to death. (See full article at Story of 狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to one of the topics dealt with in the N膩岣嵞玴rabodha, as mentioned in A. Rahman鈥檚 Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.鈥擜ncient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.鈥擳he N膩岣嵞玴rabodha is a Sanskrit medical treatise in 158 stanzas [e.g., dealing with 狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补], dealing with pulse-feeling as aid to diagnosis.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ) refers to the 鈥渇ire-reservoir in the middle of the body鈥�, as discussed in the thirty-second chapter of the 础丑颈谤产耻诲丑苍测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, a P膩帽car膩tra work in 60 chapters dealing with topics such as Vi峁ａ箛u鈥檚 discus-power, the processes of creation and esoteric practices related to Sudar艣ana (such as mantras and yantras).鈥擠escription of the chapter [苍腻岣嵞泆诲诲丑颈-惫腻测耻箩补测补-测辞驳腻峁単补-辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘腻诲颈-辫补帽肠补办补苍颈谤奴辫补峁嘺]: N膩rada wants to know about 辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补-breathing exercises. He is told that when a man is divided into ninety-six parts, right in the middle forty-eighth space is a fire-reservoir鈥攁nd this is called the 鈥�苍腻岣嵞玞补办谤补鈥� or 鈥�苍腻产丑颈肠补办谤补鈥�. The epicenter of this has twelve spokes whence spring two of the body鈥檚 most important nerves. From this center radiate out through the body the 27,000 nerves (苍腻岣嵞�). But control of only three of these brings about control of the rest (1-22). [...]
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary苍腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏 S The arterial system. 2 An astrological diagram. It contains the lunar asterisms arranged in three 苍腻岣嵞� or classified divisions. See 苍腻岣嵞�.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English苍腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥�n The arterial system. An astrological diagram.
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狈腻岣峣肠补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴た啶氞啷嵿ぐ) or 狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ).鈥攁 group of tubular organs of the body such as: 啶啶侧ぞ啶оぞ啶�, 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶оた啶粪啶犩ぞ啶�, 啶ぃ啶苦お啷佮ぐ, 啶呧え啶距す啶�, 啶掂た啶多啶︵啶оた, 啶嗋啷嵿啶距啶曕啶�, 啶膏す啶膏啶班ぞ啶оぞ啶� (m奴l膩dh膩ra, sv膩dhi峁ａ弓h膩na, ma峁噄pura, an膩hata, vi艣uddhi, 膩j帽膩cakra, sahasr膩dh膩ra); P膩ta帽jala; 啶粪ぁ啶оた啶曕う啶多え啶距ぁ啷�啶氞啷嵿ぎ啶о啶じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶� (峁岣峚dhikada艣a苍腻岣嵞玞akmadhyasthit膩tm膩), M膩lat墨m膩dhava (Bombay) 5.1.
Derivable forms: 苍腻岣峣肠补办谤补尘 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴た啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶), 苍腻岣嵞玞补办谤补m (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶).
狈腻岣峣肠补办谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 苍腻岣峣 and cakra (啶氞啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攋y. Oppert. Ii, 3311.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈腻岣嵞玞补办谤补 (啶ㄠぞ啶∴啶氞啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=苍腻岣嵞�-cakra] [from 苍腻岣嵞� > n膩岣峚] n. Name of [work]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cakra, Natti, Nadi.
Full-text: Saptanadicakra, Cakranadi, Shannadicakra, Shadadhikadashanadicakra, Kurmanadi, Nabhicakra, Nadishuddhivayujayayogangapranayamadipancakanirupana.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 117 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
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Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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