Shvetaketu, 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻, Shveta-ketu: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 can be transliterated into English as Svetaketu or Shvetaketu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥擜 Mahar峁. Birth. 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 was the son of the sage 膧ru峁噄 or Udd膩laka who was born in the Gautama clan. 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 had a sister named Suj膩t膩. A峁ａ弓膩vakra was her son by the sage, Kaho峁璦ka. Thus 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 was A峁ａ弓膩vakra鈥檚 uncle. 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 and A峁ａ弓膩vakra grew up together in Udd膩laka鈥檚 膩艣rama. (See under A峁ａ弓膩vakra). (See full article at Story of 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥擜 Madhyam膩dhvaryu.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 33. 16.
1b) A son of L膩ngali, an 补惫补迟腻谤 of the Lord.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 23. 200.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�) or simply 艢veta refers to a particular type of Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥� Accordingly, 鈥溑歷eta Ketu [艣惫别迟补办别迟耻] is a comet which appears in the east about midnight with its tail pointing to the south. Ka Ketu is a comet of the shape of a carriage pole and appears in the west. Both the above Ketus are seen simultaneously for 7 days. If both should appear glossy, there will be prosperity and happiness in the land; if the Ka Ketu should be visible for over 7 days, there will be much suffering from wars for ten years鈥�.
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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�) is the name of a Tath膩gata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥�
1) a Bauddha or Jaina saint.
2) the descending node.
Derivable forms: 艣惫别迟补办别迟耻岣� (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷佮).
艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 艣惫别迟补 and ketu (啶曕啶む).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥�(= Pali Setaketu), name of a previous incar-nation of 艢膩kyamuni in the Tu峁ta heaven: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.337.14, 18; Lalitavistara 10.16.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥攎.
(-迟耻岣�) A Baudd'ha or Jaina saint. E. 艣惫别迟补 white, ketu a banner.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�).鈥擺masculine] a man鈥檚 name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擰uoted in 膧pastambadharmas奴tra 1, 13, 18.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�):鈥擺=艣惫别迟补-ketu] [from 艣惫别迟补 > 艣vit] m. (艣惫别迟补-) Name of a comet (also called Udd膩laka-艣vet谩), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
2) [v.s. ...] a Jaina saint, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Audd膩laki, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺]
4) [v.s. ...] of 膧ru峁噀ya, [ib.] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Sena-jit, [Hariva峁兣沘]
6) [v.s. ...] of Gautama Buddha as a Bodhi-sattva, [Lalita-vistara]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢惫别迟补办别迟耻 (啶多啶掂啶む啷囙い啷�):鈥擺艣惫别迟补-ketu] (迟耻岣�) 2. m. A Bauddha.
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Partial matches: Shveta, Ketu.
Starts with: Shvetaketukopanishad.
Full-text (+22): Auddalaki shvetaketu, Aruneya, 础谤耻峁噄, Babhravya, Uccadhvaja, Viyat, Uddalakayana, Auddalaki, Jada, Pravahana, Jatakara, Suvarcala, Pundarika, Shveta, Cuvetaketu, Saptadina, Thina, Ardharatra, Sapta, Dashavarsha.
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