Gajadhyaksha, 骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁, Gaja-adhyaksha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 can be transliterated into English as Gajadhyaksa or Gajadhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�).鈥擳he superintendent of elephants and his qualifications.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 215. 36.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�) is the Sanskrit name of a deity presiding over Kar峁噄k膩ra, one of the sixty-eight places hosting a 蝉惫腻测补尘产丑耻惫补濒颈峁単补, which is one of the most sacred of 濒颈峁単补蝉 according to the 艢补颈惫腻驳补尘补蝉. The list of sixty-eight 蝉惫腻测补尘产丑耻惫补濒颈峁単补s and presiding deities (e.g., 骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁) is found in the commentary on the 闯颈谤峁噊诲诲丑腻谤补-诲补艣补办补 by Nigamaj帽膩nadeva. The word 濒颈峁単补 refers to a symbol used in the worship of 艢iva and is used thoughout 艢aiva literature, such as the sacred 膧gamas.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�).鈥攕uperintendent of elephants; Bri. S.86.34.
Derivable forms: 驳补箩腻诲丑测补办峁岣� (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶粪).
骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and 补诲丑测补办峁 (啶呧ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�).鈥攎. a superintendent of the elephants, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 156, 18.
骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaja and 补诲丑测补办峁 (啶呧ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary骋补箩腻诲丑测补办峁 (啶椸啶距ぇ啷嵿く啶曕啶�):鈥擺from gaja > gaj] m. the master of the elephants, [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩 lxxxvi, 34; 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 iii, 67/68.]
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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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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)