Pushpadanta, 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补, Pushpa-danta, Pushpadamta: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 can be transliterated into English as Puspadanta or Pushpadanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擮ne of the A峁ａ弓adiggajas. (The eight elephants of the quarters).
2) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擮ne of the three soldiers given to Subrahma峁噛a by P膩rva迟墨. The other two were Unm膩da and 艢a峁卥ukar峁嘺. (艢loka 51, Chapter 45, 艢alya Parva).
3) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擮ne of the attendants of 艢iva. Due to a curse 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 was born on earth as Vararuci. (See under Vararuci). There was another curse also on him. (See under Jambuke艣vara).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擜ttacked the Asura followers of Bali.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VIII. 21. 17.
1b) A Yak峁; a son of Devajan墨.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 128.
1c) The elephant of the 蝉腻尘补 fold (B峁沨at蝉腻尘补) with six tusks; his sons are T膩mrapar峁嘺 and others roaming in groups.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 337; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 221.
1d) A K膩draveya n膩ga; a serpent.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 71.
1e) To be worshipped before the commencement of house and palace building operations.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 253. 26; 255. 9; 268. 15.
笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.44.47) 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 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of a subordinate of 艢iva, who overheard him narrating the adventures of the seven Vidy膩dharas to P膩rva迟墨, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara. Initially, he was denied entrance by Nandin, but through his magic power, became invisible, sneaked inside and overheard the story. 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 narrated the story to his wife Jay膩, who in turn, recited it in the presence of P膩rva迟墨. She caused 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 to be summoned and cursed him, together with M膩lyav膩n (a 驳补峁嘺, who intervened and recommended for mercy) to become mortals.
P膩rva迟墨 uttered the curse as follows: 鈥淎 Yak峁 named Supra迟墨ka, who has been made a Pi艣膩ca by the curse of Kuvera, is residing in the Vindhya forest under the name of K膩峁嘺bh奴ti. When thou shalt see him, and calling to mind thy origin, tell him this tale; then, 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补, thou shalt be released from this curse. And when M膩lyav膩n shall hear this tale from K膩峁嘺bh奴ti, then K膩峁嘺bh奴ti shall be released, and thou, M膩lyav膩n, when thou hast published it abroad, shalt be free also.鈥�
When asked by P膩rva迟墨 what happened to these cursed 驳补峁嘺s (servants), 艢iva answered: 鈥淢y beloved, 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 has been born under the name of Vararuci in that great city which is called Kau艣膩mb墨. Moreover M膩lyav膩n also has been born in the splendid city called Suprati峁ａ弓hita under the name of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya. This, O goddess, is what has befallen them.鈥� (Note, besides Vararuci, he also goes by the name K膩ty膩yana.)
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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�.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) refers to one of the 53 gods to be worshipped in the western quarter and given 辫腻测补蝉补 (rice boiled in milk) according to the 痴腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补 rite in 艢aktism (cf. 艢膩rad膩tilaka-tantra III-V). The worship of these 53 gods happens after assigning them to one of the 64 compartment while constructing a 叠补濒颈尘补峁囜笉补辫补. V膩stu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods (e.g., 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补).
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) (or 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补ka) refers to one of the deities to be installed in the ground plan for the construction of houses, according to the B峁沨atk膩lottara, chapter 112 (the 惫腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补-辫补峁璦濒补).鈥擳he plan for the construction is always in the form of a square. That square is divided into a grid of cells (padas). [...] Once these padas have been laid out, deities [e.g., 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补] are installed in them. In the most common pattern 45 deities are installed.
笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 as a doorway deity is associated with the Nak峁tra called Uttaraph膩lgun墨 and the consequence is 惫峁沝诲丑颈诲补. [...] The Mayasa峁僩raha (verse 5.156-187) describes a design for a 9-by-9-part pura, a residential complex for a community and its lead figure. [...] This record lists a place for food storage at Sugr墨va, 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 and Pracetas.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v膩stu艣膩stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of a Yak峁 appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Bayana, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta-s奴tra, a large compilation of S奴tras (texts) in Mah膩y膩na Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.鈥擨n the Candragarbhas奴tra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudv墨pa [e.g., the Yak峁 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 in Bayana], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擳he ninth T墨rtha峁卥ara (Janism recognizes 24 such teachers or Siddhas). He is also known as 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补n膩tha, Suvidhi or Suvidhin膩tha. His colour is white (艣惫别迟补), according to Apar膩jitap峁沜ch膩 (221.5-7). His height is 100 诲丑补苍耻峁 (a single 诲丑补苍耻峁 (or, 鈥榖ow鈥�) equals 6 ft), thus, roughly corresponding to 183 meters. His emblem, or symbol, is a Crocodile or Makara.
笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补鈥檚 father is Sugr墨va and his mother is R膩m膩. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the T墨rtha峁卥ara鈥檚 parents in various rites, such as the 辫谤补迟颈峁ａ弓丑腻惫颈诲丑颈, according to the 膧c膩radinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardham膩na S奴ri).
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) or Suvidhi refers to the ninth of the twenty-four T墨rtha峁卥aras praised in the first book (腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补) [chapter 1] 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, 鈥淸...] we worship the Arhats, who at all times and all places purify the people of the three worlds by their name, representation, substance, and actual existence. [...] May Suvidhi, who considers the universe as plain as a myrobalan lying in the hand by means of his wealth of omniscience, the depository of inconceivable power, be for your enlightenment鈥�.
Suvidhi is the son of Sugr墨va and R膩m膩, according to chapter 3.7, 鈥淸...] Because his mother became expert in all religious rites, while he was in the womb, and because a tooth appeared from a pregnancy-whim for flowers, his parents gave the Lord two names, Suvidhi and 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补, at a great festival on any auspicious day. Showing great difference (in characteristics) from birth, the Master grew gradually like the day increasing after the passage of the sun into Aries. [...]鈥�.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�
1) Name of an attendant of 艢iva.
2) Name of the author of the Mahimnastotra.
3) Name of the elephant presiding over the northwest; 啶多啶︵啶оぞ啶曕啶粪ぎ啷堗え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶げ啷嵿げ啶距啶� 啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶む 啶むぅ啷堗さ 啶� (艣uddh膩k峁maindra峁� bhall膩峁璦峁� 辫耻峁补danta峁� tathaiva ca) Hariv.
4) the sun and moon (dual).
Derivable forms: 辫耻峁补诲补苍迟补岣� (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶む).
笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补 and danta (啶︵え啷嵿い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�(1) name of a former Buddha: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.115.9 (here mss. 掳datta), 16; 116.1; in 116.11 referred to as Pu峁a-s膩hvaya; (2) name of a palace belonging to King Udayana: 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 529.1 f.; 535.9, 19; (3) name of a yak峁: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 63.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攎.
(-苍迟补岣�) 1. The elephant presiding over the north-west quarter. 2. A chief of the Gand'harbas or Vidyad'haras, attendant upons Siva, to whom is ascribed the authorship of the 鈥淢ahimna Stotra鈥�. 3. One of the Jinas or Jaina teachers. 4. A Naga or serpent of the infernal regions. m. dual. (-ntau) The sun and moon. E. 辫耻峁补 flower, and danta a tooth.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擨. m. 1. the name of a Gandharva and other beings. 2. du. the sun and the moon, [艢atru峁僯ayam膩h膩tmya, (ed. A. Weber.)] 14, 225. Ii. f. 迟墨, the name of a female R膩k峁sa. Iii. n. the name of a temple. 搁腻箩补诲潞, i. e.
笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 辫耻峁补 and danta (啶︵え啷嵿い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擺masculine] flower-tooth, [Epithet] of 艢iva or of an attendant of 艢iva.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑utative author of: Mahimna岣tava or Mahimna岣totra.
2) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擱膩ghavap膩峁囜笉av墨ya峁玨膩. Rice. 304.
3) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擰uoted by Abhinavagupta, Catal. Io. p. 840.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺=辫耻峁补-danta] [from 辫耻峁补 > pu峁�] m. 鈥榝掳-迟辞辞迟丑别诲鈥�, Name of 艢iva, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] of an attendant of 艢iva, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
3) [v.s. ...] of an attendant of Vi峁ａ箛u, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] (also -ka) of a Gandharva (author of the Mahimna岣� Stava岣�), [Catalogue(s)]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Vidy膩-dhara, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] of a serpent-demon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] (with Jainas) of the 9th Arhat of present Avasarpi峁嚹�
8) [v.s. ...] of a [particular] being, [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄]
9) [v.s. ...] of the elephant of the north-west quarter, [ib.]
10) [v.s. ...] of the mountain 艢atru峁�-jaya, [艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya]
11) [v.s. ...] ([dual number]) sun and moon, [ib.]
12) [=辫耻峁补-danta] [from 辫耻峁补 > pu峁�] n. Name of a temple, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
13) [v.s. ...] of a palace, [Buddhist literature]
14) [v.s. ...] of a gate, [Hariva峁兣沘]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔耻峁补诲补苍迟补 (啶啶粪啶う啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺辫耻峁补-danta] (苍迟补岣�) 1. m. Elephant in the N. W. quarter; chief of the Gandharbas; a Jaina; a N膩ga. Dual. The sun and moon.
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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 corpusPu峁ada峁僼a (嗖硜嗖粪硩嗖拨嗖傕菠):鈥�
1) [noun] (myth.) the elephant-regent of south-west direction.
2) [noun] a name for referring both the sun and moon.
3) [noun] (jain.) the ninth of the twenty four spiritual teachers of Jainas.
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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