Vishnudatta, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟腻, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补, Vishnu-datta: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟腻 and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 can be transliterated into English as Visnudatta or Vishnudatta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い).鈥擲on of the Brahmin named Vasudatta. The story of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 is quoted to prove that bad omens at the beginning of a journey is a warning that the journey would not be fruitful and that it would be rather dangerous.
When 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 became sixteen years old he decided to go to the city of Valabh墨 for his education. Seven Brahmin boys of his age gathered together and joined him. Deciding not to separate from each other, they started for Valabh墨, without the knowledge of their parents. When they proceeded a little further they saw a bad omen. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 stood undecided, but the others pressed him on and they continued their journey. Next day by evening they reached a village of forest tribes. After walking through the village they reached the house of a woman. They got her permission to stay there for the night. They all lay in a corner. Immediately all slept. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 alone lay awake. When the night advanced, a man entered the house. The woman and the man talked for a while and carried on sexual sports, and they lay together and slept. A light was burning in the room. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 saw everything through the cleavage of the shutters, and thought. "I am sorry that we have come to this house. He is not her husband. Sure! she is a harlot." As he was thinking thus, foot-steps were heard in the courtyard. A young man fixed his servants in their places. Then he entered the house and saw 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 and his friends. The new-comer was also a forest-man. He had a sword in his hand. He was the owner of the house. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 said that they were travellers. When he heard it, without saying anything he got inside and saw his wife sleeping with her lover. With the sword in his hand, he cut off the head of the lover. He did not kill the woman, who did not know that her lover was killed. The forester laid the sword down and lay in the same bed and slept. The light was burning. (See full article at Story of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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gara1) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い) was a Brahm膩n living in a monastery on the island of Utsthala according to the 鈥渟tory of the golden city鈥�, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 25. Accordingly, 鈥渢he Br膩hman [艢aktideva] was thus consoled by the king [Satyavrata], and sent off to a monastery of Br膩hmans, where guests were readily entertained. There 艢aktideva was supplied with food by a Br膩hman named 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补, an inmate of the monastery, and entered into conversation with him. And in the course of that conversation, being questioned by him, he told him in a few words his country, his family and his whole history鈥�.
2) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い), son of Vasudatta, is the name of a Br膩hman from Antarvedi according to the 鈥渟tory of the Brahman鈥檚 son 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 and his seven foolish companions鈥�, as mentioned in the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 32. Accordingly, 鈥渓ong ago there lived in Antarvedi a Br膩hman named Vasudatta, and he had a son born to him named 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补. That 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补, after he reached the age of sixteen years, set out for the city of Valabh墨 in order to acquire learning. And there joined him seven other young Br膩hmans his fellows; but those seven were fools, while he was wise and sprung from a good family鈥�.
The story of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 and Vasudatta was narrated by Somaprabh膩 to Kali峁単asen膩 in order to demonstrate that 鈥渁ny business which is undertaken without first counteracting the evil omen will end in calamity鈥�; in other words, 鈥渁n evil omen presenting itself to people engaged in any undertaking, if not counteracted by delay and other methods, produces misfortune鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补, 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い) is the name of a Brahmin from Navanagara, according to the 痴补箩谤补迟耻峁囜笉补蝉补尘补测补办补濒辫补谤腻箩补, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow there lived a Brahmin called 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 in Navanagara. He was wealthy with great riches, great revenues; he was endowed with copious acquisitions and means of subsistence. He had mastered the Vedas and Ved膩峁単as. He was a mantra-reciter and mantra-practitioner. He summoned N膩gas again and again. He sacrificed fire oblations. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い) is an example of a Vai峁ａ箛avite name mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. Classification of personal names according to deities (e.g., from Vai峁ａ箛avism) were sometimes used by more than one person and somehow seem to have been popular. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by 艢r墨 Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Derivation of personal names (e.g., 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补) during the rule of the Guptas followed patterns such as tribes, places, rivers and mountains.
: What is India: Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-chedi era痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟腻 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い啶�) refers to an 耻辫腻蝉颈办腻 or lay devotee of the 艢aka race, recorded in the Nasik cave inscriptions of 莫艣varasena.鈥擳he inscription records the foundation of her perpetual endowment to provide medicines for the sick among the community of Buddhist monks from the four quarters, dwelling in the monastery on the Trira艣mi mountain. 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟腻 belonged to the 艢aka race. She was the daughter of the 艢aka Agnivarman, wife of the Ganapaka (Accountant) R膿bhila and mother of the Ganapaka Vi艣vavarman.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い).鈥擭ame of 啶ぐ啷�啶曕啶粪た啶� (辫补谤墨办峁迟补).
Derivable forms: 惫颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补岣� (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い啶�).
痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 惫颈峁ａ箛耻 and datta (啶︵い啷嵿い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い).鈥擺adjective] given by Vi峁ａ箛u, [masculine] a man鈥檚 name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥斉歶ddhid墨pik膩prak膩艣a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲补迟迟补 (啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶︵い啷嵿い):鈥擺=惫颈峁ａ箛耻-datta] [from 惫颈峁ａ箛耻] mfn. given by V掳, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Par墨k峁t, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] of various men, [Kath膩sarits膩gara; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺; Catalogue(s)]
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