Aitareya: 7 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Aitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�).鈥擜 great scholar with profound knowledge of the Vedas. Being a non-brahmin he was not able to learn the Vedas from a guru. In spite of this handicap he acquired considerable scholarship and wrote a learned commentary on the 峁歡veda. This commentary ranks high among the various commentaries on the Vedas.
2) Aitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�).鈥擲on of Sage, M膩峁囜笉uki by his first wife, Itar膩. Being the son of Itar膩 he came to be called Aitareya. As a boy he was very pious and used to chant the mantra "Namo Bhagavate V膩sudev膩ya" frequently. But he was a shy and silent boy and his father mistook his silence to be a sign of stupidity. Dissatisfied with him and being desirous of having learned sons, M膩峁囜笉uki married another woman named Pi峁単膩 and had four sons by her who all became very learned. Once Itar膩 called her son and told him that his father regarded him as an unworthy son and was often twitting her using insulting words for having given birth to so unworthy a son. She then told him of her resolve to sacrifice her life. Aitareya then made an enlightening discourse to her and dissuaded her from her determination to commit suicide. Some time later Lord Vi峁ａ箛u appeared before them and blessed the mother and son. On the advice of Vi峁ａ箛u Aitareya participated in the yaj帽a conducted by Harimedhya at Ko峁璱t墨rtha and there he made a learned speech on the Vedas. Harimedhya was so pleased with him that he gave his daughter in marriage to him. (See Skanda Pur膩峁嘺, Chapters 1, 2 and 42).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�).鈥�a. [颈迟补谤腻-峁环补办] Originating from Aitareya.
-ya岣�, -yam A descendant of Itar膩 (or Itara, a sage) to whom the Aitareya Br膩hma峁嘺 and 膧ra峁噛aka were revealed.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of an ancient teacher (lit. descendant of Itar膩); [adjective] coming from Aitareya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥�(?) Jones. 411.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aitareya (啶愢い啶班啶�):鈥擺from aitara] m. a descendant of Itara or Itar膩, Name of Mahid膩sa (author of a Br膩hma峁嘺 and 膧ra峁噛aka called after him)
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. composed by Aitareya.
[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.
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Starts with: Aitareyabrahmana, Aitareyajnanamrita, Aitareyaka, Aitareyam, Aitareyaranyaka, Aitareyatmashatkopanishad, Aitareyavakyartha, Aitareyavrahmana, Aitareyopanishad.
Full-text (+1821): Aitareyopanishad, Aitareyabrahmana, Aitareyaka, Aitareyin, Mahidasa, Badhva, Aitareyam, Dvarapa, Hotraka, Prajnanam Brahma, Sanashruta, Ajijnasenya, Rigbrahmana, Svedaja, Arindama, Abhivanyavatsa, Kapileya, Parikuta, Vina, Pancika.
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Chandogya Upanishad (english Translation) (by Swami Lokeswarananda)
Verse 3.16.7 < [Section 3.16]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
The concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
4. The Date and Number of the Upani峁ds < [Chapter 2 - The concept of Mind in the Pre-Upani峁dic Literature]
9(a). The Concept of Mind in the Aitareyopani峁d < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upani峁ds]
6. The Psychological aspects in the Aitareyopani峁d < [Chapter 5 - The Psychological aspects as reflected in the Upani峁ds]
The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads (by C. Poulose)
3. The Major Upanisads < [Chapter 2 - Major Upanishads]
References < [Chapter 3 - Concept of Creation]
8. Concept of Creation in the Aranyakas < [Chapter 3 - Concept of Creation]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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