Pandya, 笔腻峁囜笉测补, Pamdya, Pandyan: 22 definitions

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1. Purana
2. Vaishnavism
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4. Jyotisha
In Jainism
1. General definition
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Google Books: Cultural History from the V膩yu Pur膩na

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) was one of the four sons of King Jan膩p墨岣峚. His janapada was the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s.

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) 笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥擜 King of Vidarbha who was a great devotee of 艢iva. One day while he was performing 艢ivap奴j膩 at dusk he heard a loud noise outside the city and before completing the worship he went out and faced the enemies who were attempting to enter the city and killed its leader. He returned after the fight and without completing the worship took his meals. It was a sin to do so and the King was therefore born in his next birth as Satyaratha, a King, and was killed by his enemies. (艢atarudrasa峁僪it膩, 艢iva Pur膩峁嘺). (See full article at Story of 笔腻峁囜笉测补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) 笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥�(A Tamilian dynasty of Kings.) A place of Pur膩峁噄c fame in Dak峁峁嘺 Bh膩rata. The three states Cera, Cola and 笔腻峁囜笉测补 were from early times renowned states of Dak峁峁嘺 Bh膩rata. Historically and Pura峁噄cally 笔腻峁囜笉测补 was a state of eminence.

2) (A.) Historically. The 笔腻峁囜笉测补 dynasty of Kings is very ancient, The exact period of its beginning is still unknown. Megasthanes who lived in the fourth century B.C. has made mention of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补 dynasty in his diary. Julian, an emperor of Italy, who lived in 361 A.D. is stated to have received visitors from 笔腻峁囜笉测补de艣a. The 笔腻峁囜笉测补 dynasty was revived and elevated under the leadership of Katu峁卥a in the 7th century A.D. From that time till the 16th century Madura was the capital of 笔腻峁囜笉测补de艣a. The Ucc膩峁単墨 dynasty which was ruling the places to the south of Tu峁単abhadr膩 during the period from 9th century to 13th century A.D. is believed to be a part of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补va峁兣沘 which had gone from Madura. A continuous history of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补 line of Kings is not available. Many Kings bear names like J膩tavarm膩 or M膩ravarm膩. The 笔腻峁囜笉测补 Kings were devotees of 艢iva even from the period of the Jainas. At times they have ruled over the combined kingdoms of Cera and Cola. During the period from the 12th to the 14th century A.D. 笔腻峁囜笉测补 was ruled by five of the most valiant rulers and at that time the 笔腻峁囜笉测补de艣a included all the places in south India up to Nellore. But the power of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s waned when the power of the Sultans who ruled Delhi spread to the south. After 1370 A.D only on rare occasions has the power of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s spread to the north of river K膩ver墨. In 1312 A.D. Kerala got herself free from the hold of the Tamilian Kings. (笔腻峁囜笉测补r膩jya).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) 笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥擜 son of 膧ndira and chief of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补de艣a.^*

* Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 74. 6; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 48. 5.

1b) One of the four sons of Jan膩p墨岣峚; his state, 笔腻峁囜笉测补de艣a.^*

* V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 99. 6.

1c) A southern tribe;¹ Kingdom of.²

1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 16. 56. Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 114. 46; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 45. 124.
2) Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 163. 72.

: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. II.13.20, II.28.48, III.86.10, VI.46.50) 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 笔腻峁囜笉测补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥擳he South Indian dynasty that ruled over Madurai and R膩me艣varam in South India.

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

Kavya (poetry)

: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擳he district of Tinnevelley and Madura in modern Madras presidency. In the Raghuva峁兣沘 (VI. 59-60), K膩lid膩sa mentions Uragapura as the capital of the Pandya king.

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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�.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) refers to 鈥淪outhern India鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚f the two horns of the moon should appear but slightly raised and far from each other presenting the appearance of a boat, she brings trouble on the sailors but prosperity on mankind at large. If the northern horn of the moon should be higher [i.e., ardhonnata] than the other by one-half, the moon appearing like a plough, ploughmen will then suffer. They and their prince will be friendly and there will be prosperity in the land. If the southern horn should be higher than the other by one half, the appearance of the moon is also said to be plough like but of evil consequences. The ruler of Southern India will die [i.e., 辫腻峁囜笉测补-苍补谤别艣惫补谤补-苍颈诲丑补苍补办峁泃] and his army will engage in war鈥�.

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Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is the name of an ancient kingdom, according to chapter 4.2 [惫腻蝉耻辫奴箩测补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, as Vasup奴jya and Jay膩 spoke to V膩sup奴jya:鈥斺€淎ll the existing kings, among men and the Vidy膩dharas, who are of good family, capable, heroic, wealthy, famous, possessing the fourfold army, known for guarding their subjects, free from blemish, faithful to engagements, always devoted to dharma, in Madhyade艣a, Vatsade艣a, [...] and other countries which are the ornaments of the eastern quarter; [... in the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s, ...] these now, son, beg us constantly through messengers, who are sent bearing valuable gifts, to give their daughters to you. [...]鈥�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

: Wisdom Library: India History

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) is the name of a country included within 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 which was situated to the south of the Vindhyas according to the Y膩davaprak膩艣a. Dak峁峁嚹乸atha is a place-name ending is patha mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by 艢r墨 Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.

笔腻峁囜笉测补 as included within 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 is also mentioned by R膩ja艣ekhara (fl. 10th century) in his K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 (chapter 17) who places 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 ahead of M膩hi峁at墨.

: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) (or Pa峁冡笉iya) is the name of a locality situated in Dakkhi峁嚹乸atha (Deccan) or 鈥渟outhern district鈥� of ancient India, as recorded in the P膩li Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).鈥擳he Pa峁冡笉iyas (笔腻峁囜笉测补s) are mentioned in the R.E. II and III of Asoka. Their country lay outside the southern frontiers of his vast kingdom. Asoka was in friendly terms with the Pa峁冡笉iyas who had probably two kingdoms, one including Tinnevelly on the south and extending as far north as the high lands in the neighbourhood of the Coimbatore gap, the other including the Mysore State.

: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (history)

Pandya Dynasty (300 BCE鈥�1650 CE):鈥擳he high period of the late Dravidian style of the Pandyas can be placed during 1100-1350 AD. The Pandyas followed the Cholas. Magnificent temples erected by the late Pandyas equal the late Chola gopuras at Chidambaram. The eastern gopuram at Chidambaram erected by Sundara Pandya (AD 125I-1268), and the ones at Jambukesvaram and Srirangam are magnificent structures closely resembling the Chola gopuras.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pa峁囜笉y膩 (啶啶∴啶ぞ).鈥攎 ( H) A tribe of Hindustani Brahmans or an individual of it.

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pa峁囜笉y膩 (啶啶∴啶ぞ) [or 啶啶∴啶ぞ啶娻じ, pa峁囜笉y膩奴sa].鈥攎 (See 辫耻峁囜笉测腻奴蝉补) A variety of sugarcane.

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p膩峁囜笉y膩 (啶ぞ啶傕ぁ啷嵿く啶�).鈥攎 A half-grown tiger. 2 A village-officer. He is employed in the customs &c. The term is understood by Shudras of the 办耻岣穉办补谤补峁嚹�. 3 ( H) A title of Brahmans of the 辫补帽肠补驳补耻岣峚 division (Hindustani Brahmans); the 产丑补峁璦 or family or personal priest amongst the 产丑补测测腻 or para- d膿艣墨 people.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pa峁囜笉y膩 (啶啶∴啶ぞ).鈥�m A tribe of Hindusta'ni' Bra'h- mans or an individual of it.

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pa峁囜笉y膩 (啶啶∴啶ぞ) [or pa峁囜笉y膩奴sa, or 啶啶∴啶ぞ啶娻じ].鈥�m A variety of sugar- cane.

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p膩峁囜笉y膩 (啶ぞ啶傕ぁ啷嵿く啶�).鈥�m A half-grown tiger. A village officer. A title of Brahmans of the 辫补帽肠补驳补耻岣峚 division (Hindustani Brah mans).

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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

笔腻峁囜笉测腻 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶ぞ).鈥�m. (pl.) Name of a country and its inhabitants; 啶むじ啷嵿く啶距ぎ啷囙さ啶班啷嬥 啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啶距お啶� 啶� 啶掂た啶粪啶灌た啶班 (tasy膩meva ragho岣� 辫腻峁囜笉测腻岣� prat膩pa峁� na vi峁hire) R.4.49.

-峁囜笉测补岣� A king of that country; 啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶啶洁く啶啶膏ぞ啶班啶た啶むげ啶啶す啶距ぐ啶� (辫腻峁囜笉测辞'测补尘补峁僺腻谤辫颈迟补濒补尘产补丑腻谤补岣�) R.6.6.

Derivable forms: 辫腻峁囜笉测腻岣� (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶ぞ啶�).

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

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥攎. (-峁囜笉测补) plu. 1. Name of a country and its inhabitants. 2. Sing. A king of that country.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥攎. 1. pl. The name of a people and its country. 2. A prince of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s. 3. The name of a mountain.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�).鈥擺masculine] [plural] [Name] of a people.

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

1) 笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�):鈥擺from 辫腻峁囜笉耻] m. [plural] Name of a people and country in the Dekhan (also [varia lectio] for 辫腻峁囜笉耻, m. [plural] a people in Madhya-de艣a), [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; K膩vya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] (sg.) a prince of the 笔腻峁囜笉测补s, [ib.] (cf. [P膩峁噄ni 4-1, 168], [vArttika] 3, [Pata帽jali])

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of 膧kr墨岣峚, [Hariva峁兣沘]

4) [v.s. ...] of the mountain range in the country of the P掳s [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; R膩m膩ya峁嘺]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

笔腻峁囜笉测补 (啶ぞ啶｀啶∴啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 笔补峁冡笉补.

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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 corpus

Pa峁僤ya (嗖矀嗖︵硩嗖�):鈥�

1) [noun] a solemn promise or pledge dedicating oneself to an act, service or way of life; a vow; a pledge.

2) [noun] utterly unyielding and quarrelsome in attitude; adamancy.

3) [noun] a striving in competition or rivalry with another; a vying.

4) [noun] any game of uncertainty played with a wager.

5) [noun] (in gen.) any game played by two teams to establish supremacy of one over the other.

6) [noun] a pledge of a forfeit risked on some uncertain outcome; wager; a bet.

7) [noun] haughtiness; insolence; disdain; arrogance.

8) [noun] an announcement, declaration or narration made in an open or ostentatious way.

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P膩峁冡笉ya (嗖簿嗖傕病喑嵿帛):鈥�

1) [noun] an erstwhile country in southern India, having Madhurai as its capital and was known for its political power and culture.

2) [noun] any of the kings who ruled this country.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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