Shubhalakshana, 艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺, Shubha-lakshana: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 can be transliterated into English as Subhalaksana or Shubhalakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to an 鈥渁uspicious marriage鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.4.19 (鈥淕a峁嘺pati鈥檚 marriage鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva and P腻rvat墨 said to their sons: 鈥淥 good sons, we have framed the rules conducive to your happiness. Listen lovingly. We shall tell you the truth. Both of you are good sons and equal in our eyes. There is no difference. Hence a condition that is beneficial to both of you has been made. The auspicious marriage (艣耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺) [viv腻ha岣� 艣耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺岣�] will be celebrated of that boy who comes here first after going round the entire earth鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ).鈥擝orn of Pulaha.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 179.
1b) (of horses) devasvastika, devapadmam, devama峁噄, phala艣ukti, 艣veta艣ukti, pu峁aga峁囜笉ika, svastika 艣ukti, ga岣島ra.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 IV. 16. 21-22.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Pt. Sanjay Rath: B峁沨aspati Kavacha Mantra艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to one of the 18 names of Jupiter (B峁沨aspati) according to the B峁沨aspati-kavaca-mantra from the Brahmay腻malatantra. In 箩测辞迟颈峁 there is a saying that when Jupiter protects there is none that can destroy. The eighteen names of Jupiter (viz., 艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺) relate to eighteen body parts starting from the top of head (艣颈谤补蝉). One method uses this formula: Each name associates with two 诲谤别办办腻峁嘺 reckoned from lagna in the horoscope.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N腻r腻ya峁嘺)
: University of Vienna: Sudar艣ana's Worship at the Royal Court According to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it腻艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to the 鈥渕ark of auspiciousness鈥�, according to the Ahirbudhnyasa峁僪it腻, belonging to the P腻帽car腻tra tradition which deals with theology, rituals, iconography, narrative mythology and others.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸This rite] should be employed by utterly glorious Sovereigns when they are in distress鈥擺for this rite] removes the three kinds of sorrow which begin with the one relating to oneself; causes the destruction of all afflictions; is marked by auspiciousness (艣耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺); destroys all enemies; pacifies (i.e. removes unwanted consequences of ritual mistakes etc.); is the cause of triumph; kills the Demons; brings about prosperities; subdues all; bestows the longest of lives; is meritorious; [and] was perfomed by ancient Kings鈥�.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p腻帽car腻tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to 鈥渢hat place which has beautiful features鈥� (and is thus suitable for Yogic practice), according to the Jay腻khyasa峁僪it腻.鈥擳he Amanaska鈥檚 description of the ideal place in which to practise Yoga is based on four standard characteristics; it should be isolated, solitary, clean and beautiful. Similar descriptions are found in Tantric traditions. [...] The Jay腻khyasa峁僪it腻 (33.1) advises the Vai峁ａ箛ava Yogin to practise in a place that is very secret, solitary, free from extremes (such as warmth and cold, wet and dry, light and dark, etc.) and has beautiful features (艣耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺).
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 腻sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ) refers to the 鈥渇avorable characteristics (of elephants)鈥�, according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 2, 鈥渢heir (physical and mental) characteristics, favorable (艣耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺)鈥漖.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ).鈥擺adjective] having lucky marks.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢耻产丑补濒补办峁峁嘺 (啶多啶げ啶曕啶粪ぃ):鈥擺=艣耻产丑补-濒补办峁峁嘺] [from 艣ubha > 艣ubh] mf(腻)n. having auspicious marks, characterized by auspiciousness, [K腻vya literature; Kath腻sarits腻gara]
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.
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Partial matches: Shubha, Lakshana.
Full-text: Khuntegada, Padma, Shubhacinha.
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