Aprameya, 础辫谤补尘别测腻: 23 definitions
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra础辫谤补尘别测腻 (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぞ) refers to a type of syllabic metre (惫峁泃迟补), according to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra chapter 16. In this metre, the first, the fourth, the seventh and tenth syllables of a foot (辫腻诲补) are light (laghu), while the rest of the syllables are heavy (guru). It is also known by the name Bhuja峁単apray膩ta.
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础辫谤补尘别测腻 falls in the Jagat墨 class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four 辫腻诲补s (鈥榝oot鈥� or 鈥榪uarter-verse鈥�) containing twelve syllables each.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature础辫谤补尘别测腻 (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぞ) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) defined by Bharata, to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of Bhuja峁単apray膩ta in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the 颁丑补苍诲辞苍耻艣腻蝉补苍补. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of 驳补峁嘺蝉 or letters do not differ.
Chandas (啶涏え啷嵿う啶膏) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢ivaAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) or 础辫谤补尘别测腻gama refers to one of 耻辫腻驳补尘补蝉 (supplementary scriptures) of the 厂补丑补蝉谤腻驳补尘补 which is one of the twenty-eight 厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟腻驳补尘补: a classification of the 艢aiva division of 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉. The 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉 represent the wisdom that has come down from lord 艢iva, received by P膩rvat墨 and accepted by Vi峁ａ箛u. The purpose of revealing 耻辫腻驳补尘补蝉 (e.g., Aprameya 膧gama) is to explain more elaborately than that of 尘奴濒腻驳补尘补蝉 (e.g., Sahasra-膩gama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in 尘奴濒腻驳补尘补蝉.
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) refers to 鈥渋mperceptible (驳耻峁嘺蝉)鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 22.5-10ab]鈥斺�淟isten! I will speak to the question that remains in your heart. All the innumerable Mantras, on all occasions, have the majesty of 艢iva and 艢akti, all are endowed with 艢akti, all grant rewards and liberation, and [all] are nourished by one鈥檚 own 艢akti. However, the highest Deva is tranquil, in possession of imperceptible Gu峁嘺s (补辫谤补尘别测补-驳耻峁嚹乶惫颈迟补), [namely] 艢iva who consists of all, who is pure, and who is to be understood as unsurpassed. [...]
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: Manthanabhairavatantram1) 础辫谤补尘别测腻 (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぞ) refers to 鈥渟he who is unknowable鈥� and is used to describe Bhairav墨, according to 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, 鈥淔rom the root (of all things) 艢膩mbhav墨艣akti is Bhairav墨 the energy that is full (产丑补谤颈迟腻) (of all the energies). She is supreme, subtle, and gross. Waveless, she is (the energy) beyond mind (尘补苍辞苍尘补苍墨). She is the Transmental, a certain (indefinable) energy of consciousness which is consciousness without stain (苍颈谤补帽箩补苍腻). (Empirically) unknowable (补辫谤补尘别测腻) amongst objects of knowledge, she is well known and is the mother of the universe. [...]鈥�.
2) Aprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) refers to the 鈥渙ne who is without measure鈥� and is used to describe Lord Bhairava, according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚 salute Lord Bhairava who, in the company of the gods and sages, is one鈥檚 own free consciousness. He is the quelling of the fear of fettered existence. The first of the venerable Kul膩l墨krama, he is eternal, inconceivable and without measure [i.e., nitya-acintya-aprameya]. He is universal bliss. Eternal and (only) attainable by Yoga he delights in the sequence of Ha and Sa (of the two breaths). His sole condition that of the cause unconditioned by (its) effect, his glorious power is extensive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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) refers to an 鈥渋ncomprehensible (splendour)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.43 (鈥淒escription of 艢iva鈥檚 wonderful sport鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after 艢iva spoke to Vi峁ａ箛u and Brahm膩: 鈥淸...] In the meantime lord Vi峁ａ箛u came that way. He looked glorious and splendid, dark-blue like the fresh cloud and having four arms. He had the handsome features of numberless cupids. He wore yellow garments. He was the king of heaven with eyes resembling the petals of a lotus, and looked very calm. He had Garu岣峚 as his vehicle. He possessed all the characteristic signs conch etc. He was bedecked in crown and other ornaments. He wore 艢r墨vatsa on his chest. He had an uncommon splendour that was incomprehensible (aprameya). [...]鈥�.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) is the name of a deity associated with the fifth court (腻惫补谤补峁嘺) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the 莫艣varasa峁僪it膩 (printed edition), a P膩帽car膩tra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.鈥擠escription of the chapter [dv膩r腻惫补谤补峁嘺-devat膩lak峁峁嘺-膩di-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways鈥擺...] In the fifth 腻惫补谤补峁嘺 are the eight deities: Lohit膩k峁, Mah膩v墨rya, Aprameya, Su艣obhana, V墨rah膩, Vikrama, Bh墨ma and 艢at膩varta (139-153); the entrance to this round is guarded by Vajran膩bha, Har墨艣a, Dharm膩dhyak峁 and Niyantr墨艣a, V膩sun膩tha and Sudh膩nanda (154-168).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: De Gruyter: A Fragment of the 痴补箩谤腻尘峁泃补尘补丑腻迟补苍迟谤补础辫谤补尘别测腻 (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぞ) refers to one of the eight wisdoms (惫颈诲测腻蝉) described in the 鈥�艣谤墨-补尘峁泃补办耻峁囜笉补濒颈苍-耻迟辫补迟迟颈鈥� chapter of the 9th-century 痴补箩谤腻尘峁泃补迟补苍迟谤补 or 痴补箩谤腻尘峁泃补尘补丑腻迟补苍迟谤补: one of the main and earliest Buddhist Yogin墨tantras. Chapter 9 begins with the visualisation of Am峁泃aku峁囜笉alin [...] The practitioner should visualize a sword in his hand; afterwards, he should visualize the eight Wisdoms [viz., 础辫谤补尘别测腻] along with the door-guardians; eventually he should project the eight Wisdoms into the petals.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) refers to 鈥渋nnumerable (lifetimes)鈥�, according to Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter 19).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] This pure generosity extends over innumerable lifetimes (aprameya-janman); it does not disappear from lifetime to lifetime; it is like a contract that never expires. This generosity bears its fruit [when it meets] the complex of conditions (辫谤补迟测补测补蝉腻尘补驳谤墨) and favorable time (办腻濒补); it is like the tree (惫峁沰峁) that, in season, produces leaves (辫补谤峁嘺), flowers (辫耻峁补) and fruit (phala); even though the season has not come, the cause (hetu) remains, but there is no fruit鈥�.
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Aprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) refers to 鈥渋mmeasurable (merits)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸The flowers] were adorned with their own splendor, produced by immeasurable merits (补辫谤补尘别测补-辫耻峁噛补), and known by Bodhisattvas of the ten directions. The great three-thousand thousands of worlds were covered with those flowers, and all congregations of the Lord were filled with flowers (辫耻峁补) up to their knees (箩腻苍耻尘腻迟谤补). Then the whole assembly, having seen the flowers which have never seen or heard before, addressed themselves to the Lord: 鈥極 Lord, where are such beautiful flowers coming from?鈥�.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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryapram膿ya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥攁 S Immeasurable, illimitable, indeterminable.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishapram膿ya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥�a Immeasurable, illimitable, indeterminable.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥�a.
1) Immeasurable, unbounded, boundless; 掳啶す啶苦ぎ啶� (尘补丑颈尘腻); 啶啶粪ぞ啶� 啶掂啶� 啶囙さ啶距お啷嵿ぐ啶啶ぎ啶灌た啶ぞ 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶掂じ啶苦し啷嵿啷� 啶椸啶班啶� (ye峁Ｄ佱箖 veda iv膩prameya尘补丑颈尘腻 dharme vasi峁ａ弓ho guru岣�) Mv.4.3.
2) That which cannot be properly ascertained, understood &c.; inscrutable, unfathomable (of person or thing); 啶呧啶苦え啷嵿い啷嵿く啶膏啶ぞ啶啶班ぎ啷囙く啶膏啶� 啶曕ぞ啶班啶い啶む啶む啶掂ぞ啶班啶ムさ啶苦い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶啶� (acintyasy膩prameyasya k膩ryatattv膩rthavitprabhu岣�) Manusm峁泃i 1.3;12.94.
3) Not to be proved or demonstrated (as Brahman).
-yam Brahman.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥�(Sanskrit as adj.), (1) m. unmeasurable thing (there are five such, all cpds. of -dh膩tu): 叠辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补产丑奴尘颈 294.21 ff.; 296.9 ff.; (2) nt., a high number: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 8042; 厂耻办丑腻惫补迟墨惫测奴丑补 31.2.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-测补岣�-测腻-测补峁�) Unbounded, immeasurable. E. a neg. prameya measurable.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�).鈥擺adjective] immeasurable, infinite.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�):鈥擺=a-prameya] [from 补-辫谤补尘腻] mfn. immeasurable, unlimited, unfathomable, [Manu-sm峁泃i i, 3 and xii, 94, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] not to be proved.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-测补岣�-测腻-测补尘) 1) Immeasurable, unbounded, infinite; e. g. in the Lalitav.: (bodhisattva岣�) vyavalokayata p奴rvadak峁峁嘺pa艣cimottar膩svadha 奴rdhva峁� samant膩dda艣adik峁补辫谤补尘别测腻sa峁僰hyey膩ga峁嘺n膩samatikr膩nt膩nbodhisattv膩n; comp. also 补辫谤补尘别测腻nubh膩va.
2) Not to be established or proved from authorities (philosophical writings &c.), unproveable, as Brahman; e. g. in Manu: tvameko hyasya sarvasya vidh膩nasya svaya峁僢huva岣� . acintyasy膩prameyasya k膩ryatattv膩rthavitprabho (碍耻濒濒奴办补: aprameyasya m墨m膩峁僺膩diny膩yanirapek峁tay膩navagamyam膩naprameyasya); or as Vi峁ａ箛u; e. g. in the Bh膩gav. Pur.: avyaktasy膩prameyasya n膩n膩艣aktyudayasya ca . na vai cik墨r峁ta峁� t膩ta ko ved膩ddh膩 svasa峁僢havam (艢r墨dharasv.: avyaktasy膩ta ev膩prameyasya); or as the Veda; e. g. in Manu: a艣akya峁� c膩prameya峁� ca veda艣膩stram (碍耻濒濒奴办补 as before). 2. m.
(-测补岣�) 1) A name or epithet of Vi峁ａ箛u; e. g. in the Vi峁ａ箛usahasran.: aprameyo h峁涐梗墨ke艣a岣� padman膩bhomaraprabhu岣�.
2) A name or epithet of 艢iva; e. g. in the 艢ivasahasran.: atarky膩y膩pramey膩ya pram膩峁嚹亂a namo nama岣�; or in the V膩yu Pur.: nama岣� kap膩lahast膩ya鈥Σ贡璋钩颈鸩饽鍄a &c. E. a neg. and prameya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�):鈥擺a-prameya] (ya岣�-y膩-ya峁�) a. Unmeasurable, illimitable.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aprameya (啶呧お啷嵿ぐ啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Appameya.
[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 corpusApram膿ya (嗖呧勃喑嵿舶嗖硣嗖�):鈥擺adjective] that is not measurable; that is beyond estimation.
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Apram膿ya (嗖呧勃喑嵿舶嗖硣嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the Supreme, who is beyond human imagination, reasoning or capacity to comprehend; the Infinite.
2) [noun] a r膩ga (a musical mode), derived from M膿cakaly膩峁噄 in Karn膩峁璦ka system.
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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Starts with: Aprameyabala, Aprameyadevakshetramahatmya, Aprameyaguna, Aprameyajanman, Aprameyaka, Aprameyanavamalika, Aprameyanubhava, Aprameyapunya, Aprameyatman.
Full-text (+26): Aprameyatman, Aprameyanubhava, Apramaya, Aprameyabala, Aprameyaka, Appameya, Ojas, Appirameyam, Appameyya, Bhujangaprayata, Aprameyapunya, Aprameyaguna, Prameya, Suprameya, Jagatsuta, Aprameyajanman, Citakala, Janumatra, Amula, Bhata.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
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