Bhagirathi, 叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨: 19 definitions
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Bhagirathi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥擜nother name of Ga峁単膩. (See under Ga峁単膩).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥�(Ga峁単膩): so-called on account of Bhag墨ratha having brought her; a sacred river;1 Indra worshipped Lalit膩 on the banks of the;2 to its east lay Ha峁僺aprapatanam. a sacred spot;3 the seventh stream of the Ga峁単膩 flowing towards the south in Him膩hvavar峁;4 fit for sr膩ddha.5
- 1) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 18. 42; III. 13. 100; 54. 51; 63. 168-9; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 12. 44; 163. 60; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 88. 169; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 18. 57; IV. 4. 35; V. 35. 30.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 12. 44.
- 3) Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 106. 32.
- 4) Ib. 121. 41; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 47. 40.
- 5) Ib. 77. 92.
叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. I.90.50). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 also refers to the name of a River mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. II.9.18, II.9, III.85.10, III.85.17).
叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 also refers to the name of a T墨rtha (pilgrim鈥檚 destination) mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. II.82.142).
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Bhagirathi. A name for the Ganges (E.g., J.v.93, 255; Ap.ii.436). The river was so called because the sage Bhagiratha filled up the ocean with the Ganges whom he made his daughter (Mahabharata, iii. 107, 9961; v.178, 7096). It may also be the name of a separate river flowing from the Himalaya and forming one of the chief sources of the Ganges. The river flowed past Hamsavati (E.g., Ap.i.51; ii.343). v.l. Bhagirasi, Bhagirathi.
2. Bhagirathi. A channel, branching off from the Anotatta vapi in Ceylon, and forming part of the irrigation scheme of Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxxix.49.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�) is the name of a river according to appendix 1 of the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XVI). Accordingly, 鈥淚n the region of the Him膩laya, there is a river called Fen lou (叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨); on the bank of this river there is the hermitage of the 峁涐梗i Kia pi lo (碍补辫颈濒补)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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�) is the name of Vidy膩r膩j帽墨 (i.e., 鈥渨isdom queen鈥�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨).
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�) is another name for the river Ga峁単膩, according to chapter 2.6 [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膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly: 鈥淸...] Bhag墨ratha, having a cruel arm-staff, drew the roaring river by the staff, like a wreath by a hook. Bhag墨ratha made the Ga峁単膩 cross through the middle of the Kurus to the south of the city Hastin膩pura, but to the west of the Kosala-realm, to the north of Pray膩ga, and to the south of the K膩艣is, through the Vindhyas to the south of the A峁単as, to the north of Magadha to the Eastern Ocean, drawing rivers that were on the way like the wind bunches of grass. From that time the 迟墨谤迟丑补 was called Ga峁単膩s膩gara, and because she had been led by Bhag墨ratha the Ga峁単膩 was called 叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨鈥�.
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.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Bhag墨rath墨 is one of the twenty canal-systems associated with Parakkamasamudda waters that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).鈥擳he P奴j膩valiya gives the name Mah膩samudra to the Parakkamasamudda at Polonnaruva. The canal system associated with Parakkamasamudda is described and named in the C奴lavamsa as follows:鈥擺...] Bhag墨rath墨 canal, which started from Anotattav膩pi; [...].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybh膩g墨rath墨 : (f.) the ganges.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybh膩g墨rath墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥攆 (S From 产丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑补 q. v.) The Ganges.
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 dictionary叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥擺bhag墨rathena s膩n墨t膩 tena bh膩g墨rath墨 sm峁泃膩]
1) Name of the river Ganges; 啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�啶ㄠた啶班啶澿ぐ啶多啶曕ぐ啶距ぃ啶距ぎ啷� (产丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨苍颈谤箩丑补谤补艣墨办补谤腻峁嚹乵) Kum膩rasambhava 1.15.
2) Name of one of the three main branches of the Ganges; cf. 啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷� 啶啶椸さ啶む 啶溹ぞ啶灌啶ㄠさ啷� 啶む啶班た啶溹啷囙ざ啷嵿さ啶班 啷� 啶掂た啶粪啶｀啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶啶溹じ啶傕き啷傕い啶� 啶椸啷嵿啶� 啶む啶班た啶ぅ啶椸ぞ啶た啶ㄠ (bh膩g墨rath墨 bhogavat墨 j膩hnav墨 trija峁璭艣var墨 | vi峁ａ箛up膩d膩bjasa峁僢h奴t膩 ga峁単膩 tripathag膩min墨) || Stotra.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥攆. (-迟丑墨) The Ganges. E. 产丑补驳墨谤补迟丑补 a pious monarch, at whose intercesion the Ganges first descended from heaven, affs. 补峁� and 峁吥玴 .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�).鈥攊. e. bhagiratha + a + 墨, f. The Ganges. [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 3, 3, M. M.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�):鈥擺from 产丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑补 > 产丑腻驳补] a f. Name of the Ganges (or of one of the 3 main streams or branches of it, viz. the great western branch; cf. 苍补惫补-诲惫墨辫补), [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; K膩vya literature etc.]
2) [from 产丑腻驳补] b f. of ratha, in [compound]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�):鈥�(迟丑墨) 3. f. The Ganges.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)叠丑补驳墨谤补迟丑颈 (啶啷�啶班ぅ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhairahi, Bhagirahi, 叠丑补驳墨谤补丑颈, 叠丑腻墨谤补丑墨.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�):鈥�(nf) a name of the river Ganga: (see [产丑补驳墨谤补迟丑补]).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBh膩g墨rathi (嗖簿嗖椸硛嗖班播嗖�):鈥擺noun] the Ga峁僩膩 river (so called because it is believed that this river was brought by king Bhag墨ratha, from heavens, by pleasing 艢iva by his austerities).
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叠丑腻驳墨谤补迟丑墨 (啶ぞ啶椸啶班ぅ啷�):鈥攏. 1. name of the river Ganges; 2. name of one of the three main branches of the Ganges;
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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