Nandikesha, 狈补苍诲颈办别艣补, Nandika-isha, Namdikesha: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 can be transliterated into English as Nandikesa or Nandikesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥擳he chief of the Bh奴ta Ga峁嘺s (the attendants) of 艢iva. For the story of how 狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 once took the form of a monkey and cursed R膩va峁嘺, see under R膩va峁嘺.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥�(Nandi迟墨谤迟丑补m) a 迟墨谤迟丑补 on the Narmad膩.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 191. 6 and 37.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ) is the name of a deity who received the Raurav膩gama from Br膩hma峁噀艣a through the 尘补丑腻苍蝉补尘产补苍诲丑补 relation, according to the 辫谤补迟颈蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 theory of 膧gama origin and relationship (sambandha). The 谤补耻谤补惫补-腻驳补尘补, being part of the eighteen Rudrabhed膩gamas, refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddh膩nt膩gamas: a classification of the 艢aiva division of 艢aiv膩gamas. The 艢aiv膩gamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord 艢iva, received by P膩rvat墨 and accepted by Vi峁ａ箛u.
狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 obtained the Raurav膩gama from Br膩hma峁噀艣a who in turn obtained it from 厂补诲腻艣颈惫补 through parasambandha. 狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 in turn, transmitted it to through divya-sambandha to the Devas who, through 诲颈惫测腻诲颈惫测补-蝉补尘产补苍诲丑补, transmitted it to the 峁氠梗is who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Raurav膩gama to human beings (Manu峁a). (also see Ananta艣ambhu鈥檚 commentary on the Siddh膩ntas膩r膩vali of Trilocana艣iv膩c膩rya)
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ).鈥�
1) Name of one of 艢iva's chief attendants.
2) Name of 艢iva.
Derivable forms: 苍补苍诲颈办别艣补岣� (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ啶�).
狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nandika and 墨艣补 (啶堗ざ). See also (synonyms): 苍补苍诲颈办别艣惫补谤补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擪膩艣ik膩stava.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈补苍诲颈办别艣补 (啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦啷囙ざ):鈥擺from nandika > nand] m. Name of a holy place, [艢iva-pur膩峁嘺]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNa峁僤ik膿艣a (嗖ㄠ矀嗖︵部嗖曕硣嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖ㄠ矀嗖︵部 - [namdi -] 3.
2) [noun] 艢iva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Isha, Nandika.
Starts with: Nandikeshalinga.
Full-text: Nandikeshalinga, Nandikeshvara, Nantikecan, Kashikastava, Nandishvara, Shivajnanabodhasutra, Nandi, Brahmanesha, Shiva Puja, Rauravagama.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 52 < [Volume 9 (1910)]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - The greatness of Nandike艣vara < [Section 4 - Ko峁璱rudra-Sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 5 - The death of the Brahmin lady and the greatness of Nandike艣vara < [Section 4 - Ko峁璱rudra-Sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 6 - The Brahmin lady attains heaven < [Section 4 - Ko峁璱rudra-Sa峁僪it膩]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 100a - Y膩tr膩 Parikrama (pilgrimages) (1): Pa帽ca-t墨rthik膩 Y膩tr膩 < [Section 2 - Uttar膩rdha]
Chapter 100h - Antarg峁沨a Y膩tr膩 < [Section 2 - Uttar膩rdha]
Chapter 230 - The Series of T墨rthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Rev膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)
Chapter 10 - Dashama Adhyaya (dasamo'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
Chapter 13 - Trayodasha Adhyaya (trayodaso'dhyayah) < [Chapter 5 - Sucindrasthalamahatmya: Sanskrit critical edition]
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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