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Suvishala, ܱś, ܱś: 7 definitions

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Suvishala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms ܱś and ܱś can be transliterated into English as Suvisala or Suvishala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Suvishala in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ܱś (सुविशाला).—A female attendant of Subrahmaṇya. (Śalya Parva; Chapter 45, Verse 66).

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Kavya (poetry)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Suvishala in Kavya glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

ܱś (सुविशा�) was a soldier in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army whose strength is considered as equaling a full-power warrior (ūṇaٳ), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: �... [ܱś, and others], are all full-power warriors�.

The story of ܱś was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas�.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning ܱś, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 󲹰 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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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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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Suvishala in Jainism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

ܱś (सुविशा�) refers to a species of Graiveyaka gods, who are in turn a subclass of the Kalpātīta gods, according to Jain cosmological texts in both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition. The Kalpātīta (those born beyond heavens) represent a sub-species of the Vaimānika gods, which in turn represents the fourth main classification of devas (gods).

The Graiveyakas (e.g., the ܱśs) do not bind karmans, are 1-sensed class of beings and have an immovable body, warm splendour, cold lustre, animal state of existence, Գܱūī and ܲ.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)

ܱś (सुविशा�) is one of the nine graiveyakas: a subclasses of 첹īٲ (born beyond heaven), itself a division of empyrean celestial beings (Ծ첹) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.19. The living beings residing in the Բ are called the empyrean gods (Ծ첹) and represents one of the four classes of Devas.

The nava-graiveyakas (e.g., ܱś) are the three layered residences above the sixteenth heaven (kalpa) where Ahamindra deities reside. Which thought-colourations are there in Graivaiyaka, Anudiśa and Anuttara gods? They have pure white thought-colouration.

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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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Suvishala in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ܱś (सुविशा�):—[=] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. very large

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an Asura, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) ܱś (सुविशाला):—[=] [from -ś > su > su-yaj] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Suvishala in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ܱś (ಸುವಿಶಾ�):—[noun] = ಸುವಿಶಾ� [suvishala].

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Suviśāḷa (ಸುವಿಶಾ�):—[noun] (jain.) one of the nine regions above the sixteen heavens.

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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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