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Sandipani, Իī貹Ծ: 5 definitions

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Sandipani means something in 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»] � Sandipani in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Իī貹Ծ (सान्दीपन�).—Preceptor of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balabhadra Rāma from whom they learned all the Vedas, art of drawing, astronomy, gāndharva Veda, medicine, training elephants and horses and archery. (For details see under Kṛṣṇa, Para 12).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Իī貹Ծ (सान्दीपन�).�(also Sāndīpana); of Kāśī, and a resident of Avanti; was the preceptor of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Taught them all branches of learning in 64 days; got back his dead son recovered from the world of Yama (from the sea Viṣṇu-purāṇa) by his pupils as ܻܰ岹ṣiṇa; acted as purohita in the ⲹñ performed by Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra;1 his concern when Kṛṣṇa and Kucela were caught once in storm and rain.2

  • 1) Bhā III. 3. 2; X. 45. 31-49; 90. 46. Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 21, 19-31. [2] Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 99.
  • 2) Bhā X. 80. 39-40; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 73-79.
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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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Gitashastra (science of music)

: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

Իī貹ī (सन्दीपनी) refers to one of the twenty-two quarters tones (śܳپ) existing within an octave, according to the Saṅgīta-ratnākara (“ocean of music and dance�). This work is an important Sanskrit treatise dealing with ancient Indian musicology (Ի󲹰-śٰ), composed by Śārṅgadeva in the 13th century and deals with both Carnatic and Hindustani music. Իī貹ī has a frequency of 372.5098Hz. It is also known as Mandākinī.

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Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, īٲśٰ) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sandipani in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Իī貹Ծ (सान्दीपन�).—Name of a sage. [According to ViṣṇuPurāṇa, he was the tutor of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and asked as his preceptor's fee that his son, who was kept by a demon named Pañchajana underneath the waters, should be restored to him. Kṛṣṇa, having undertaken to get him up, plunged into the sea, killed the demon, and brought back the boy to his father.]

Derivable forms: Իī貹Ծ� (सान्दीपनिः).

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

Իī貹Ծ (सान्दीपन�).—m.

(-Ծ�) A sage who was the preceptor of Krishna and Balarama.

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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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