Abhishecana, Abhisecana, 础产丑颈峁肠补苍补: 18 definitions
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Abhishecana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 term 础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Abhisecana or Abhishecana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishechana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�).鈥擮f P峁泃hu.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 8. 2; 10. 10; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 32. 48.
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)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�) refers to the 鈥渃onsecration with water鈥�, according to K膩lid膩sa鈥檚 Raghuva峁兣沘 verse 8.3-4.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淗aving experienced his great consecration with water (尘补丑腻-补产丑颈峁肠补苍补) gathered by Vasi峁ａ弓ha, the earth seemed to express her contentment with clear sighs. When the ritual had been performed for him by the guru who knew the Atharvaveda, he became unassailable by his enemies, for when Brahman is united with the power of weapons it is a union of wind and fire鈥�.
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�.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�) refers to 鈥渟prinkling (blood)鈥�, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 4.3-6, while describing the interpretation of dreams]鈥斺�淚n [auspicious] dreams [the dreamer] drinks wine, eats raw flesh, smears insect feces and sprinkles blood (rudhira鈥�谤耻诲丑颈谤别峁嚹乥丑颈峁肠补苍补尘). He eats food of sour milk and smears a white garment. [He holds] a white umbrella over his head, decorates [himself] with a white garland or ribbon. [He sees] a throne, chariot or vehicle, the flag of royal initiation. He decorates [these things] with a coral, betel leaf fruit. [He also] sees 艢r墨 or Sarasvat墨鈥�.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�) refers to the 鈥渃onsecration鈥�, according to the 峁玨膩 (commentary) on the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Thus, the future, the present and the past are said to be born from the right (eye) (惫腻尘补-耻诲产丑奴迟补), the forehead and the left (eye), respectively. Once these lineages have been learnt with effort, that is, (fully) understood and (one is) certain (of their nature), then one should perform the consecration (补产丑颈峁肠补苍补). [...]鈥�..
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Oxford Academic: Homo Ritualis: Hindu Ritual and Its Significance to Ritual Theory础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�) refers to 鈥渟prinkling the bride鈥�, and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhir膩ma Mar膩sini鈥檚 19th century Viv膩hapaddhati (part of his Karmak膩峁囜笉abh膩skara) which is based on the P膩raskara-G峁沨yas奴tra, a domestic manual in the M膩dhyandina school of the V膩jasaneyisa峁僪it膩.鈥擨f performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The 础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 rite is mentioned under the header called Other 惫颈惫腻丑补 rites.
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryabhisecana : (nt.) consecration; ablution; sprinkling.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAbhisecana, (nt.) = abhiseka, viz. (a) ablution, washing off Th.2, 239 & 245 (udaka掳). 鈥� (b) consecration J.II, 353. (Page 72)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�).鈥�
1) Sprinkling.
2) Coronation, inauguration; 啶呧え啷佮き啷傕く 啶掂ざ啶苦し啷嵿啶膏啶啶む啶� 啶膏げ啶苦げ啷堗じ啷嵿い啷囙え 啶膏す啶距き啶苦し啷囙啶ㄠぎ啷� (anubh奴ya va艣i峁ａ弓hasa峁僢h峁泃ai岣� salilaistena sah膩bhi峁canam) R.8.3.
3) Equipment, paraphernalia of coronation; 啶ぐ啶むざ啷嵿啶距き啶�- 啶粪た啶氞啶啶� 啶う啷囙い啶︵き啶苦し啷囙啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷� 啶む啶掂う啶班啶ム 啶掂た啶灌た啶む 啶班ぞ啶溹啶炧ぞ 啶む啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙ぃ 啶班ぞ啶樴さ (bharata艣c膩bhi- 峁肠yeta yadetad补产丑颈峁肠补苍补m | tvadarthe vihita峁� r膩j帽膩 tena sarve峁嘺 r膩ghava) || R膩m.2.18.36.
Derivable forms: 补产丑颈峁肠补苍补m (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶ㄠぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍补峁�) 1. Initiation, inauguration. 2. Sprinkling. E. abhi before 峁肠 to sprinkle, affix 濒测耻峁�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�).鈥攊. e. abhi -sic + ana, n. Inauguration of a king, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 3, 53, 5.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�):鈥擺=补产丑颈-峁肠补苍补] [from abhi-峁肠] n. sprinkling, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] initiation, inauguration, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English Dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) The same as 补产丑颈峁办补 q. v.; e. g. (bathing for religious purposes), Ka峁嚹乨a S奴tr.: abhi峁canopav膩sabrahmacaryagurukulav膩sav膩naprasthayaj帽ad膩naprok峁峁嚹� di峁卬ak峁trak膩laniyam膩艣c膩d峁涐梗峁亂a (Upask膩ra: 补产丑颈峁肠补苍补峁� sn膩na峁� ga峁単膩y膩m); or (inauguration, consecration) Mah膩bh. S膩ntip.: r膩峁ａ弓rasyaitatk峁泃yatama峁� r膩j帽a ev膩bhi峁canam; or Hariva峁兣沘: na c膩dhik膩ro dev膩n膩峁� r膩jendrasy膩bhi峁cane; or R膩m膩y.: r膩jam膩rga岣� k峁泃a岣� 艣r墨m膩npaurai r膩m膩bhi峁cane. E. sic with abhi, k峁泃 aff. 濒测耻峁�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�):鈥�(苍补峁�) 1. n. Anointing, &c.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 础丑颈蝉颈峁僣补峁嘺.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusAbhi峁Ｄ揷ana (嗖呧箔嗖苦卜喑囙矚嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖呧箔嗖苦卜喑囙矔 [abhisheka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary础产丑颈峁肠补苍补 (啶呧き啶苦し啷囙啶�):鈥攏. sprinkling;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Sica, Secana, Yu, Abhi.
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