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Atidaruna, پṇa: 12 definitions

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Atidaruna means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

پṇa (अतिदारुण) refers to “terrible�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura�).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “Then all those gods and sages consulted one another and in their great fright they came to my world and approached me in a piteous plight. [...] Coming to a definite conclusion with adequate thought as to the reason for the same, I went where the demon was performing penance in order to grant him the boon. O sage, I told him thus—‘Tell me what boon you want. A severe penance has been performed by you. There is nothing which cannot be granted to you�. On hearing these words of mine, Tāraka, the great demon, bowed and eulogised me and requested for a terrible [i.e., پṇa] boon�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

پṇa (अतिदारुण) refers to “that which is very frightening�, as discussed in the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, as the Goddess says to Mahādeva: “O god, lord of the universe, listen. O best of the gods, I will explain. There is a great place, a mountain peak (called) Trikūṭa on the top of Meru. Agnituṅga arose there. He came into being without a sound. Powerful and surrounded by a garland of flames, he possessed the radiant energy of the twelve suns. The Person, unmanifest by nature, emerged from his navel. O Bhairava, he has no manifestation and is not perceived. And that is said to be the supreme place that is very frightening (پṇa). [...]�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

پṇa (अतिदारुण) refers to “extremely dreadful (mantrapadas)�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, 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.—Accordingly, [After the Bhagavān taught the Heart-Mantra to Vajrapāṇi]: “Immediately after the Bhagavān had uttered this spell, the destroyer of all Nāgas and all malefactors and calamities, all the great Nāgas got headaches, their bodies became putrid, stinking and foul-smelling (ūپ첹ⲹ). They fell at the feet of the Bhagavān and said, “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful (پṇa) mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]’�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

پṇa : (adj.) horrible; very cruel.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

پṇa, (adj.) (Sk. پṇa, ati + ṇa) very cruel, extremely fierce Pv III, 73. (Page 19)

: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

پṇa (အတိဒါရု�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[ati+ṇa,thī-nitea atidāruṇā� atidāruṇī.]
[အတ�+ဒါရုဏ၊ ထ�-� အတိဒါရုဏ�,အတိဒါရုဏီ။]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

پṇa�

(Burmese text): အလွန်ကြမ်းတမ်းသော။ အလွန်ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်ကောင်းသော၊ သူ။

(Auto-Translation): Very cruel. Very terrifying, him.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

پṇa (अतिदारुण).—and

پṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ati and ṇa (दारु�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

پṇa (अतिदारुण).—[adjective] too hard or cruel.

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

پṇa (अतिदारुण):—[=ati-ṇa] [from ati] mfn. very terrible.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Atidaruna in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

پṇa (अतिदारुण):—adj. very dreadful;

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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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