Subandhu, Subamdhu: 13 definitions
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Subandhu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�).鈥擜n 膩c膩rya, who was the high priest of King Asam膩ti. Once the King removed the priest from his job and appointed two priests, Kir膩ta and 膧kuli in his stead, and after some time, the new priests, at the instance of the King, killed Subandhu. But, three brothers of his joined together and brought Subandhu back to life again by chanting hymns from the Vedas. (峁歡veda 10, 57. 60; B峁沨addevat膩. 7. 33).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Subandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�).鈥擜 V膩nara chieftain.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 232.
1b) A son of A峁弓ah膩sa 补惫补迟腻谤 of the Lord.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 23. 193.
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garaSubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�) is the name of a Br膩hman whose story is told in the tale called 鈥楽tory of Vararuci鈥�, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 5.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning Subandhu, 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�.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names(Subuddha). A brahmin of Benares, father of Tekicchakari Thera. He incurred the wrath of Canakka and was thrown into prison by Candagutta. ThagA.i.440.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
: academia.edu: The Date of AryabhataSubandhu, a contemporary of Maurya King Bindusara, composed a Sanskrit 鈥�gadya-kavya鈥� titled 鈥淰asavadatta鈥� which is based on the historical romantic story of Kandarpaketu and Vasavadatta.
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: SaduktikarnamritaSubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikar峁嚹乵rita by 艢r墨dhara D膩sa (son of Va峁璾 D膩sa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 尘补丑腻尘补峁囜笉补濒颈办补).鈥擳he Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Subandhu) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Subandhu in India is the name of a plant defined with Cheilocostus speciosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Kaempferia speciosa (J. K枚nig) Thunb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Quarterly Journal of Chinese Forestry (1988)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Javae (1827)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1999)
· Observationes Botanicae (1791)
· Costoideae.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�).鈥攏ame of a legendary king of Benares, father of Ik峁膩ku and grandfather of Ku艣a: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.420.7 ff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�).鈥擺adjective] closely connected, related; [masculine] a good friend, [Name] of a poet etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSubandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥擵膩savadatt膩. He is mentioned by Ma峁卥ha Report. C, by Kavir膩ja Oxf. 121^a, in Bhojaprabandha Oxf. 150^b, by R膩ja艣ekhara 艢p. p. 77. Verses of his are given in 艢p. p. 95. [S奴ktikar峁嚹乵峁泃a by 艢r墨dharad膩sa] [Subh膩shit膩vali by Vallabhadeva] Pady膩val墨.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Subandhu (啶膏啶え啷嵿ぇ啷�):鈥擺=su-bandhu] [from su > su-pakva] su-bandhu or su-bandhu, mfn. closely connected or related, good friend, [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda; Bhart峁沨ari]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a 峁氠梗i (having the [patronymic] Gaup膩yana or Laup膩yana and author of various hymns in [峁歡-veda]), [Anukrama峁噄k膩]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of the author of the V膩sava-datt膩 (who [probably] lived in 7th century A.D.)
4) [v.s. ...] of a merchant, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
5) [v.s. ...] of various other persons, [Hemacandra鈥檚 Pari艣i峁ａ弓aparvan]
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySuba峁僤hu (啶膏啶啶о) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sugandhu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Subandhutilaka.
Full-text (+13): Vasavadatta, Mahakavi subandhu, Sugandhu, Subuddha, Gunadhya, Surucira, Kamalakarabhikshu, Bauddhasamgati, Kancanadarpana, Shrinivasavilasacampu, Ikshvaku, Bindu, Patubodhapadarthaprakasha, Subandhutilaka, Kusumapura, Canakka, Tekicchakari, Vyasa, Valmiki, Hala.
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