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Dhumaketu, ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü, Dhuma-ketu: 21 definitions

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Dhumaketu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara

1) ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�) is the name of an Asura king, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 45. Accordingly: â€�... And then PrahlÄda invited, by means of messengers, the chiefs of the Asuras, and they came there in order from all the underworlds. First came King Bali, accompanied by innumerable great Asuras. Close behind him came AmÄ«la and the brave DurÄroha and SumÄya, and Tantukaccha, and Vikaá¹­Äká¹£a and Prakampana, and ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü and MahÄmÄya, and the other lords of the Asuras; each of these came accompanied by a thousand feudal chiefs. The hall of audience was filled with the heroes, who saluted one another, and after they had sat down in order of rank PrahlÄda honoured them allâ€�.

The story of ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü was narrated by the VidyÄdhara king Vajraprabha to prince NaravÄhanadatta in order to relate how “SÅ«ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the VidyÄdharasâ€�.

2) ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�) is the name of a Yaká¹£a king, and father of JyotirlekhÄ and DhÅ«malekhÄ (previously PathyÄ and AbalÄ), according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as JyotirlekhÄ, and DhÅ«malekhÄ said to ÅšrÄ«darÅ›ana: â€�... his [Kamalagarbha’s] wives too, PathyÄ and AbalÄ, were born as Yaká¹£a maidens—that is to say, as the two daughters of the king of the Yaká¹£as named ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü—and the name of the one was JyotirlekhÄ, and the name of the other DhÅ«malekhÄâ€�.

The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, 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 ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�) or ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ürasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the ²Ñ²¹»å³ó³Ü³¾²¹³ÙÄ«, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Ná¹›siṃha KavirÄja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)â€� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The ²Ñ²¹»å³ó³Ü³¾²¹³ÙÄ« manuscript, consisting of 5,586 Å›lokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term D³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü-°ù²¹²õ²¹ in its ‘subject-matter listâ€� or Viá¹£aya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry readsâ€�tatra navajvarÄdhikÄre »å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³ÜrasavidhÄnam.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�, ‘smoke-banneredâ€�) is an epithet of Má¹›tyu, ‘deathâ€�, in the Atharvaveda. Zimmer thinks that a comet is meant, but Whitney considers this extremely improbable. Lanman plausibly suggests that the smoke of the funeral pile is referred to.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Thirteen kappas ago there were eight kings of this name, all previous births of Tivantipupphiya. Ap.i.196.

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TheravÄda 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).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�) is the name of a TathÄgata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MañjuÅ›rÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄ Tantras devoted to MañjuÅ›rÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MañjuÅ›rÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅšÄkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü).

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

»å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü : (m.) a comet; fire.

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

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü refers to: fire (lit. whose sign is smoke) J.IV, 26; V, 63;

Note: »å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü is a Pali compound consisting of the words »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ and ketu.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiá¹­aka, which is the sacred canon of TheravÄda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

»å³óÅ«³¾²¹kÄ“tu (धूमकेतà¥�).—m (S) A comet. 2 Ketu or the personified descending node.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

»å³óÅ«³¾²¹kÄ“tu (धूमकेतà¥�).â€�m A comet.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�).â€�

1) fire; कोपसà¥à¤¯ ननà¥à¤¦à¤•à¥à¤²à¤•ाननधूमकेतोà¤� (kopasya nandakulakÄnana»å³óÅ«³¾²¹ketoá¸�) Mu.1.1; R.11.81.

2) a meteor, comet, falling star; धूमकेतà¥à¤®à¤¿à¤µ किमपà¤� करालमॠ(»å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ümiva kimapi karÄlam) GÄ«tagovinda 1; धूà¤�- केतà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤µà¥‹à¤¤à¥à¤¥à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ (»å³óÅ«³¾²¹- keturivotthitaá¸�) KumÄrasambhava 2.32.

3) Ketu.

4) a kind of horse; पृषà¥à¤ à¤µà¤‚शà¥� यदावरà¥à¤� à¤à¤•à¤� संपरिलकà¥à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¤à¥� à¥� धूमकेतà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¤� खà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¤ƒ à¤� तà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤œà¥à¤¯à¥‹ दूरतà¥� नृपैà¤� (pṛṣṭhavaṃśe yadÄvarta ekaá¸� saṃparilaká¹£yate | »å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Üriti khyÄtaá¸� sa tyÄjyo dÅ«rato ná¹›paiá¸�) || AÅ›vachikitsÄ.

5) Name of the sun; Mb.

Derivable forms: »å³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Üá¸� (धूमकेतà¥à¤ƒ).

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ and ketu (केतà¥). See also (synonyms): »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ketana.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�).—m.

(-³Ù³Üá¸�) 1. A comet or falling-star. 2. Fire. 3. The personified descending node. E. »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ smoke, and ketu a mark or symbol.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�).—m. 1. fire, MahÄbhÄrata 1, 4162. 2. a meteor, MahÄbhÄrata 6, 80.

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ and ketu (केतà¥).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�).—[adjective] whose sign is smoke, marked by smoke; [masculine] fire or a comet, [Epithet] of Agni or the sun, [Name] of a Yaká¹£a.

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

1) ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�):—[=»å³óÅ«³¾²¹-ketu] [from »å³óÅ«³¾²¹ > dhÅ«] mfn. (ma-) having sm° as banner or sign (Agni, [Ṛg-veda]; the sun, [MahÄbhÄrata])

2) [v.s. ...] m. fire, [MahÄbhÄrata]

3) [v.s. ...] a comet or falling star, [ib.; Harivaṃśa; KÄvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] the personified descending node, [Horace H. Wilson]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of the sun, [MahÄbhÄrata]

6) [v.s. ...] of a Yaká¹£a, [KathÄsaritsÄgara] [wrong reading] for »å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹-°ì.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�):—[»å³óÅ«³¾²¹-ketu] (³Ù³Üá¸�) 2. m. A comet or falling star; fire; Ketu.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhūmakētu (ಧೂಮಕೇತ�):�

1) [noun] the Fire-God, whose banner is smoke.

2) [noun] a celestial body moving about the sun, in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun; a comet.

3) [noun] (fig.) an inauspicious or all-destroying thing or person.

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

¶Ù³óÅ«³¾²¹°ì±ð³Ù³Ü (धूमकेतà¥�):—n. 1. meteor; comet; falling star; 2. fire; 3. Mythol. an epithet of Shiva;

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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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