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Shadabhijna, Ṣaḍañ: 6 definitions

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Shadabhijna means something in 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.

The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍañ can be transliterated into English as Sadabhijna or Shadabhijna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shadabhijna in Kavya glossary
: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Ṣaḍañ (षडभिज्�) is the name of a Buddha, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 21.88.

The six Abhijñās or supernatural faculties are:�

  1. the power of seeing unseen things,
  2. the power of hearing unheard sounds,
  3. knowledge of the mind of others,
  4. recollection of previous births,
  5. destruction of the sources of human passion (ṣaⲹ),
  6. and miraculous powers in general (ṛd).

See Kṣīrasvāmin on Amara 1.14 and Hemacandra in his commentary on his Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 2.147. Sarvānanda in his commentary on Amarakoṣa explains the word as meaning “one who has knowledge of the six Pāramitās� (see under Բ). Rāyamukuṭa mentions both the interpretations, and attributes the latter explanation to a Sarvadhara. [...] According to Vidyādhara and Īśānadeva, they are the power of walking in the sky (viyadgatam) and the capacity to assume a plurality of forms (ⲹū󲹲Ծṇa).

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Kavya (काव्�, 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 ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.

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[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shadabhijna in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ṣaḍañ (षडभिज्�).�adj. [ܱī], possessing the six abhijñā: 󲹰ṇḍī첹 90.7; 129.10; 150.2; 155.2; 180.1; see s.v. traividya.

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

Ṣaḍañ (षडभिज्�).—m.

(-ñ�) A Budd'ha or Baudd'ha deified sage. E. ṣa� six, (branches of learning or piety,) and ñ understanding.

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

1) Ṣaḍañ (षडभिज्�):—[=ṣa�-ñ] [from ṣa� > ṣa�] m. ‘possessed of the six Abhijñās�, a Buddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a Buddhist, [Śaṃkara-vijaya]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaḍañ (षडभिज्�):—[ṣaḍa+ñ] (ñ�) 1. m. A Bauddha.

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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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