Vyantara, Vyamtara: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaivism
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Vyantara 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.

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�) is mentioned in a list of afflictions (which does not arise in the place and time of the Mantravid), according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.129-133, while describing daily rituals]鈥斺€淸...] In whichever place and time the Mantravid lives, none [of the following] will arise near him: plagues, diseases, 办丑腻谤办丑辞诲补蝉, grahas, 艣腻办颈苍墨蝉 of various sorts, 测补办峁蝉, 辫颈艣腻肠补蝉, 谤腻办峁蝉补蝉, seizers of children, 惫颈蝉辫丑辞峁璦蝉, vyantaras or asparas. Any of the poisons that exist, famine and eclipses, none will arise because of the Mantrin being there鈥�.

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Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥擳he vyantaras represent a class of Gods (devas) comprising eight groups of deities that wander about the three worlds (adhaloka, madhyaloka and 奴谤诲丑惫补濒辞办补).

The following are the eight groups of vyantaras:

笔颈艣腻肠补,
叠丑奴迟补,
驰补办峁,
搁腻办峁蝉补,
碍颈峁僴补谤补,
碍颈峁僷耻谤耻峁,
Mahoraga,
Gandharva.

Each group of deities is made up of different members and ruled over by two kings (indras), idintified by a colour, a symbol and a species of tree.

: Google Books: Jaina Iconography

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥擳he Vyantaras or V腻峁嘺mantaras living in the Ratnaprabh腻 earth are divided into eight chief classes by both the sects (Digambara and 艢vet腻mbara). They are:

笔颈艣腻肠补蝉,
叠丑奴迟补蝉,
驰补办峁蝉,
搁腻办峁蝉补蝉,
Kinnaras,
碍颈尘辫耻谤耻峁蝉,
Mahoragas,
Gandharvas.

The Tiloyapannatti further says that vyantara cities of the 箩补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补 have various types of 驳峁沨补蝉 namely 蝉腻尘腻苍测补驳峁沨补, 肠补颈迟测补驳峁沨补, 办补诲补濒墨驳峁沨补, 驳补谤产丑补驳峁沨补, 濒补迟腻驳峁沨补, 苍腻诲补驳峁沨补 and 腻蝉补苍补驳峁沨补. In the beautiful palaces of the city are various types of seats, of the shape of elephants, lions, parrots, peacocks, crocodiles, eagles, swans etc.

The Praj帽腻pan腻 describes the general appearance of all the V腻namantaras or Vyantaras. They are of an unsteady nature attached to dance and music, adorned with 惫补苍补尘腻濒腻蝉 of various flowers, wearing garments of different colours, and used to taking different shapes and forms, smiling or laughing. They like love-quarrels and adorn their bodies with various ornaments such as the 补峁単补诲补, 办耻峁囜笉补濒补, 办补谤峁嘺辫墨峁环补 etc., and with marks of sandal pastes. they carry sword, mudgara (club), 艣补办迟颈 (dark) and kunta (spear) in their hands.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�) refers to a group of deities living above the Ratnaprabh腻-earth in the 鈥渓ower world鈥� (adhaloka), according to chapter 2.2 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al腻k腻puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淸...] One thousand yojanas above Ratnaprabh腻, with the exception of 100 yojanas above and below, live the eight classes of the Vyantaras in northern and southern rows within the 800 yojanas. [...]鈥�.

In these are:

the Pi艣腻cas with the kadamba tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Bh奴tas with the sulasa tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Yak峁s with the va峁璦 tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the R腻k峁sas with the kha峁璿腻峁単a tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Kinnaras with the a艣oka tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Kimpuru峁s with the campaka tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Mahoragas with the n腻gadru tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补;
the Gandharvas with the beautiful tumburu tree as 濒腻帽肠丑补苍补.

[Among these:] K腻la and Mah腻k腻la are overlords of the Pi艣腻cas; Sur奴pa and Apratir奴pa are lords of the Bhutas; P奴r峁嘺bhadra and M腻峁噄bhadra of the Yak峁s; Bh墨ma and Mah腻bh墨ma of the R腻k峁sas; Kinnara and Kimpuru峁 of the Kinnaras; Satpuru峁 and Mah腻puru峁 of the Kimpuru峁s; Atik腻ya and Mah腻k腻ya of the Mahoragas; G墨tarati and G墨taya艣as of the Gandharvas. These are the 16 Indras of the Vyantaras

In the first 100 yojanas of Ratnaprabh腻, with the exception of 10 above and 10 below, i.e., in 80 yojanas, there are 8 classes of Vyantaras:

础辫谤补箩帽补辫迟颈办补蝉,
笔补帽肠补辫谤补箩帽补辫迟颈蝉,
峁氠梗颈惫腻诲颈迟补蝉,
叠丑奴迟补惫腻诲颈迟补蝉,
Kranditas,
惭补丑腻办谤补苍诲颈迟补蝉,
碍奴峁腻峁囜笉补蝉,
Pacakas.

The two Indras in these classes are respectively: Sannihita and Sam腻na; Dh腻t峁� and Vidh腻t峁沰a; 峁氠梗i and 峁氠梗ip腻la; 莫艣vara and 惭补丑别艣惫补谤补; Suvatsaka and Vi艣腻la; H腻sa and H腻sarati; 艢veta and Mah腻艣veta; Pacaka and Pacak腻dhipa.

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

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�) refers to 鈥減eripatetic (forest) celestial beings鈥� and represents one of the four classes of Devas, according to the 2nd-century Tattv腻rthas奴tra 4.3. These celestial beings have transformable bodies. They generally live in the deserted places of the middle world. They normally intrude the bodies of human and subhuman beings to make them enjoy or suffer. They have large families and wealth.

The peripatetic gods (vyantara) have eight subclasses namely:

Kinnara (music-obsessed),
Kimpuru峁, (sex-obsessed)
Mahoraga (great serpent),
Gandharva (musician),
Yak峁 (treasure keeper),
R腻k峁sa (demon),
Bh奴ta (devil),
Pi艣腻ca (goblin).

Where do peripatetic celestial beings live? The dwelling places of the seven subclasses are in the upper hard khara part and demons reside in Pa峁卥abahula part of the first infernal region.

: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�) refers to a special group of Gods, according to the 11th century J帽腻n腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淩udra, elephants of the quarters, gods, demons, aerial spirits, aquatic predators, the planets, the Vyantaras [com.鈥攕pecial gods (诲别惫补惫颈艣别峁Ｄ遽弗)] , the guardians of the quarters of the sky, the enemies [of V腻sudeva], Hari, Bala, the chief of the snakes, the lord of the discus (i.e. Vi峁ａ箛u) and others who are powerful, the wind, the sun, etc. all themselves having come together are not able to protect an embodied soul even for an instant [when death is] initiated by the servants of Yama鈥�.

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥擜 spirit, a kind of supernatural being; 啶呧じ啷嵿ぎ啶距啶� 啶曕ざ啷嵿啶苦う啷� 啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶班 啶膏た啶︵啶о (asm腻ka峁� ka艣cid 惫测补苍迟补谤补岣� siddha岣�) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 5.

Derivable forms: 惫测补苍迟补谤补岣� (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶班).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥攊. e. vi-antara, m. A deity (haunting in a tree), [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 250, 2.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥�1. [neuter] interval, indistinctness.

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Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�).鈥�2. [masculine] a class of supernatural beings.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�):鈥擺=vy-antara] [from vy] n. (ifc. f(腻). )

2) [v.s. ...] absence of distinction, [Hariva峁兣沘]

3) [v.s. ...] an interval, [Gobhila-艣r腻ddha-kalpa]

4) [v.s. ...] m. 鈥榦ccupying an intermediate position鈥�, (with Jainas) Name of a class of gods (including 笔颈艣腻肠补蝉, 叠丑奴迟补蝉, 驰补办峁蝉, 搁腻办峁蝉补蝉, Ki峁�-naras, Kim-puru峁s, Mah么ragas and Gandharvas), [艢atru峁僯aya-m腻h腻tmya; Hemacandra鈥檚 Pari艣i峁ａ弓aparvan; 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] etc.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vyantara (啶掂啶え啷嵿い啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 痴补峁僼补谤补, 痴颈峁僼补谤补.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vya峁僼ara (嗖掂硩嗖矀嗖む舶):鈥擺noun] a supernatural being considered as a demigod (in jainism).

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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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