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Nadijangha, Nadi-jangha, ḍiᲹṅg, ḍījṅg: 8 definitions

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Nadijangha 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nadijangha in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ).—A famous stork. It lives in the pond called Indradyumna as an eternal being, without death. (See under Indradyumna).

2) ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ).—A kite, who was a son of Kaśyapa. A friend of Brahmā, it was known as Rājadharmā as well. ḍījṅg was once killed for food by an ungrateful brahmin. (For details see under Gautama V).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ) is the name of a Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) and together with Gokarṇ� Devī they preside over Kaśmīra: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18). Their weapon is the vajra and śṛṅ󲹱 and their abode is the top of the mountain. A similar system appears in the tradition of Hindu Tantrims, i.e., in the Kubjikāmatatantra (chapter 22), which belongs to the Śākta sect or Śaivism.

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Nadijangha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ḍiᲹṅg (नाडिजङ्घ) or ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ).�

1) a crow.

2) a kind of crane; नाडीजङ्घ� निजघ्न� कृततदुपकृतिर्यत्कृते गौतमेन (ḍījaṅgho nijaghne kṛtatadupakṛtiryatkṛte gautamena) 岵.4.15.

Derivable forms: ḍiᲹṅg� (नाडिजङ्घ�), ḍījṅg� (नाडीजङ्घ�).

ḍiᲹṅg is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ḍi and Ჹṅg (जङ्घ).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ).—m.

(-ṅg�) 1. A crow. 2. The name of a holy teacher or saint. 3. The name of a fabulous crane. E. ḍ� a stalk, and Ჹṅg a leg or thigh.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ):—[=ḍ�-Ჹṅg] [from ḍ� > nāḍa] m. ‘id.�, a crow

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a fabulous crane, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] of a Muni, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. -).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ḍījṅg (नाडीजङ्घ):—[ḍ�-Ჹṅg] (ṅg�) 1. m. A crow; name of a sage; of a crane.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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