Parjanya, 笔补谤箩补苍测腻, 笔腻谤箩补苍测补: 22 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var腻ha-pur腻峁嘺Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擮ne of the eight principal ministers of Mahi峁Ｄ錽ura, an asura chieftain from the city Mahi峁, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 93. All of these ministers were learned, valiant and just.
The 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 is categorised as a Mah腻pur腻峁嘺, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and S奴ta is the main narrator.
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擜 deva. See under Devavat墨 III.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擜 Mauneya Gandharva.*
- * Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 III. 7. 3.
1b) (Parjanyam)鈥攁 name of Indra: God of rain (or simply rain); created by V腻madeva;1 to be worshipped in house building.2
- 1) Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 I. 10. 4; II. 6. 7; IV. 14. 26. VI. 14. 35; X. 20. 5; XII. 4. 7; Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 4. 29.
- 2) Ib. 253. 24.
1c) An 膧ditya and Lokap腻la; the name of the sun in the month of Tapasya (Ph腻lguna): father of Hira峁噛aroma.*
- * Bh腻gavata-pur腻峁嘺 XII. 11. 40; Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 21. 157; 23. 12; 30. 40; III. 3. 68; 8. 20; V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 50. 206; 66. 66; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 II. 10. 12.
1d) One of the important clouds raining dew for the growth of corns;1 overlords of seas, rivers, clouds, rains besides 膧ditya;2 they are under the control of wind, Parivaha; they also carry the heavenly Gang腻.3
1e) A Parivaha and sage of the Raivata epoch;1 attained heaven by tapas.2
- 1) Brahm腻峁囜笉a-pur腻峁嘺 II. 36. 62; Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 9. 19; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺 III. 1. 22.
- 2) Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 143. 39.
1f) Same as Hiranyaroma.*
- * Matsya-pur腻峁嘺 124. 95.
1g) A son of Agni and Samh奴ti;1 his wife M腻nu and son Hira峁噛aroma.2
1h) A deity with the sun in the 艣arat season.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 52. 12.
1i) A R腻ja峁涐梗i.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 57. 122.
1j) A Mauneya.*
- * V腻yu-pur腻峁嘺 69. 3.
Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of one of the seven sages (蝉补辫迟补谤峁) in the Raivatamanvantara: one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur腻峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淚n raivatamanvantara the name of Indra was Vibhu. The gods were divided into four groups like Vaiku峁囜弓ha etc. The Saptar峁s were said to be Hira峁噛arom腻, Vi艣va艣r墨, Aindrab腻hu, Urdhavab腻hu, Sub腻hu, Parjanya and Mah腻muni who were born in the race of Priyavrata.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢腻ktismParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to one of the 53 gods to be worshipped in the eastern quarter and given 辫腻测补蝉补 (rice boiled in milk) according to the 痴腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补 rite in 艢aktism (cf. 艢腻rad腻tilaka-tantra III-V). The worship of these 53 gods happens after assigning them to one of the 64 compartment while constructing a 叠补濒颈尘补峁囜笉补辫补. V腻stu is the name of a prodigious demon, who was killed by 53 gods (e.g., Parjanya).
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣腻kta) or Shaktism (艣腻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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to one of the deities to be installed in the ground plan for the construction of houses, according to the B峁沨atk腻lottara, chapter 112 (the 惫腻蝉迟耻测腻驳补-辫补峁璦濒补).鈥擳he plan for the construction is always in the form of a square. That square is divided into a grid of cells (padas). [...] Once these padas have been laid out, deities [e.g., Parjanya] are installed in them. In the most common pattern 45 deities are installed.
Parjanya as a doorway deity is associated with the Nak峁tra called P奴rvaph腻lgun墨 and the consequence is 蝉迟谤墨肠补濒补迟惫补. [...] The Mayasa峁僩raha (verse 5.156-187) describes a design for a 9-by-9-part pura, a residential complex for a community and its lead figure. [...] This record lists a place for music at Parjanya.
Vastushastra (啶掂ぞ啶膏啶む啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, v腻stu艣腻stra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the 鈥渞ains鈥�. According to the 艢补迟补辫补迟丑补产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺, the tattva named parjanya is identified with Bhava, one of names of Rudra.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) refers to the 鈥渞ain-clouds鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽腻n腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸com.鈥擭ext he speaks about the provision of the benefit (耻辫补办腻谤补办腻谤颈迟惫补尘) of those (迟别峁Ｄ錷) being the rain-clouds, etc. (辫补谤箩补苍测腻诲测腻岣�) that are protected by the doctrine (诲丑补谤尘补谤补办峁迟腻岣�)]鈥擳he rain clouds (parjanya), wind, sun, moon, earth, ocean and Indra鈥攖hose, which are protected by the doctrine, are of service to the whole world. I think, that doctrine, whose progress is unimpeded, has arisen for the benefit of the world of living souls in the guise of world-protectors鈥�.
Synonyms: Megha, Ghana, Jalada.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Parjanya in India is the name of a plant defined with Berberis aristata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Berberis aristata Sims.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae (1821)
· Phytotherapy Research (1995)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis. (1825)
· Botanical Magazine, or 鈥楩lower-Garden Displayed鈥� (2549)
· Bot. Reg. (1823)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryparjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攎 (S) Rain.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�m Rain.
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笔补谤箩补苍测腻 (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ぞ).鈥擜 kind of plant (d腻ru haridr腻 -Mar. d腻ru ha岣穉da), Curcuma Aromatica.
See also (synonyms): 辫补谤箩补苍墨.
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Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�
1) A rain cloud, thundering cloud, a cloud in general; 啶啶班さ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ 啶囙さ 啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶 啶膏ぞ啶班啷嵿啷堗ぐ啶た啶ㄠえ啷嵿う啶苦い啶� (prav峁沝dha iva 辫补谤箩补苍测补岣� s腻ra峁単airabhinandita岣�) R.17.15; M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 1.6.
2) Rain; 啶呧え啷嵿え啶距う啷嵿き啶掂え啷嵿い啶� 啶啶むぞ啶ㄠた 啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶︵え啷嵿え啶膏啶さ啶� (ann腻dbhavanti bh奴t腻ni parjany腻dannasa峁僢hava岣�) Bhagavadg墨t腻 (Bombay) 3.14.
3) The god of rain; Bri. Up.1.4.11.
4) The muttering or roaring of clouds.
5) Name of Indra, S奴rya, Vi峁ａ箛u and some other deities; Bh腻g. 1.2.5. (here parjanya means the sun).
Derivable forms: 辫补谤箩补苍测补岣� (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶).
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笔腻谤箩补苍测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶溹え啷嵿く).鈥�a. Belonging to rain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary笔腻谤箩补苍测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶溹え啷嵿く).鈥攆.
(-苍测腻) Belonging to rain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥� (and incorrectly paryanya paryanya), probably sphurj, for old sparj, + ana + ya, m. 1. A rainthreatening cloud, [Raghuva峁兣沘, (ed. Stenzler.)] 17, 15. 2. Rain, [Bhagavadg墨t腻, (ed. Schlegel.)] 3, 14. 3. The deity of rain.
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笔腻谤箩补苍测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶溹え啷嵿く).鈥攊. e. parjanya + a, adj. Belonging to Parjanya, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 5365.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擺masculine] rain-cloud or rain, personif. as the rain-god.
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笔腻谤箩补苍测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶溹え啷嵿く).鈥擺adjective] belonging to Parjanya.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�):鈥�m. (鈭�辫峁沜, or 辫峁沯 ?) a rain-cloud, cloud, [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
2) rain, [Bhagavad-g墨t腻 iii, 14]
3) rain personified or the god of rain (often identified with Indra), [峁歡-veda] etc. etc.
4) Name of one of the 12 膧dityas, [Hariva峁兣沘]
5) of a Deva-gandharva or Gandharva, [Mah腻bh腻rata; Hariva峁兣沘]
6) of a 峁氠梗i in several Manv-antaras, [Hariva峁兣沘; M腻rka峁囜笉eya-pur腻峁嘺]
7) of a Praj腻-pati (father of Hira峁噛a-roman), [Vi峁ａ箛u-pur腻峁嘺]
8) 笔补谤箩补苍测腻 (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶ぞ):鈥擺from parjanya] f. Curcuma Aromatica or Xanthorrhiza, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�):鈥�cf. [Gothic] fairguni; [Icelandic] fi眉rgyn; [Lithuanian] perk煤nas.
10) 笔腻谤箩补苍测补 (啶ぞ啶班啶溹え啷嵿く):鈥攎f(腻)n. relating or belonging to Parjanya, [V腻jasaneyi-sa峁僪it腻; 艢atapatha-br腻hma峁嘺; Mah腻bh腻rata etc.]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Parjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 笔补箩箩补峁囜箛补, Pajjanna.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�) [Also spelled parjany]:鈥�(nm) a cloud.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParjanya (嗖舶喑嵿矞嗖ㄠ硩嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a cloud.
2) [noun] the rumbling sound following a flash of lightning, from clouds; thunder.
3) [noun] rain.
4) [noun] (myth.) Indra, the Rain-God.
5) [noun] Vi峁ａ箛u.
6) [noun] (myth.) one of the twelve 膧dity腻s, a class of gods.
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 DictionaryParjanya (啶ぐ啷嵿啶ㄠ啶�):鈥攏. 1. rain-cloud; thundering cloud; cloud in general; 2. rain; 3. Mythol. rain-god; Indra;
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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