Simhala, 厂颈峁僪补濒补: 27 definitions
Introduction:
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥擬odern Ceylon. In ancient days this place was called 厂颈峁僪补濒补 and the inhabitants were called 厂颈峁僪补濒补s. The following statements about 厂颈峁僪补濒补 occur in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补.
The low caste people of the 厂颈峁僪补濒补s originated from the sides of Nandin墨, the cow of the Devas. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 膧di Parva, Chapter 174, Verse 37).
The king of 厂颈峁僪补濒补 had taken part in the sacrifice R膩jas奴ya of Yudhi峁ａ弓hira. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补, Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 12).
The K峁triyas of 厂颈峁僪补濒补 gave Yudhi峁ａ弓hira, Chrysoprases, pearls and such other wealth of the sea as present. The people of 厂颈峁僪补濒补 wore clothes studded with jewels. They were of dark complexion with eyes the ends of which were red. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 58, Verse 35).
The 厂颈峁僪补濒补s took the side of the Kauravas in the battle of Bh膩rata. In the Garu岣峚 vy奴ha formed by Dro峁嘺, the 厂颈峁僪补濒补s were stationed in the position of the neck. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Dro峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 20, Verse 6).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥擜n Upa诲惫墨辫补 to Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补;1 the modern Ceylon: to be conquered by Kalki.2
1b) Ceylonese.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 58. 82; 98. 107.
厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) is a name mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. III.48.19) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 厂颈峁僪补濒补) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢膩ktism厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) is the name of a 艢腻办迟补辫墨峁环补 mentioned in the Ku濒腻r峁嘺vatantra. The Ku濒腻r峁嘺va-tantra is an important 11th century work for the Kaula school of 艢膩ktism. It refers to eighteen such 艢膩kta-辫墨峁环补s (e.g. 厂颈峁僪补濒补) which is defined as a sacred sanctuary of Dev墨 located here on earth. According to legend, there are in total fifty-one such sanctuaries (辫墨峁环补) on earth, created from the corresponding parts of Dev墨鈥檚 body,
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) refers to the birthplace of 惭腻迟补峁単补: one of the Nine N膩thas according to the Kulakaulin墨mata.鈥擳he Nine N膩thas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.鈥敳涯宄俨贯箙g补 is the Cary膩 name of this N膩tha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer) and his birth-place is 厂颈峁僪补濒补 [Alternatively, according to the Kubjik膩nity膩hnikatilaka: 艢r墨艣aila]. [...]
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) or 厂颈峁僪补濒补诲惫墨辫补 is the name of an island (诲惫墨辫补) according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 56. Accordingly, 鈥�... there he [Candrasv膩min] heard that the merchant Kanakavarman had gone from that island to an island named Karp奴ra. In the same way he visited in turn the islands of Karp奴ra, Suvar峁嘺 and 厂颈峁僪补濒补 with merchants, hut he did not find the merchant whom he was in search of鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 厂颈峁僪补濒补, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擟eylon, which is different from the La峁卥膩.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, 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 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) refers to a country identified with Ceylon, belonging to 鈥淒ak峁峁嘺 or Dak峁峁嘺de艣a (southern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of Uttaraph膩lguni, Hasta and Citr膩, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of Uttaraph膩lguni, Hasta and Citr膩 represent the southern division consisting of [i.e., 厂颈峁僪补濒补] [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) is the name of a country classified as both H膩di and K膩di (both types of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).鈥擳here are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., 厂颈峁僪补濒补] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as K膩di and H膩di.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) 厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) refers to a group of Mlecchas once conquered by king Bharata, as mentioned in chapter 1.4 [腻诲墨艣惫补谤补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣a濒腻k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, after king Bharata instructed his general Su峁峁嘺 to conquer the southern district of the Sindhu: 鈥淸...] Wishing to conquer the whole southern district of the Sindhu the general advanced like the ocean at the end of the world. Eager for battle, cruel with a roar in the form of the twang of the bow, like a lion he conquered the 厂颈峁僪补濒补s easily. [...] Then Mleccha-kings approached the general with various gifts as wives approach their husbands with devotion. The general [Su峁峁嘺] gave the Cakrin [Bharata] all the tribute taken from the Mlecchas [viz., 厂颈峁僪补濒补] which resembled a pregnancy-whim of the creepers of fame鈥�.
2) 厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) (or 厂颈峁僪补濒补诲惫墨辫补) is the name of an island, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the 谤腻办峁蝉补惫补峁兣沘 and 惫腻苍补谤补惫补峁兣沘].鈥擜ccordingly, as K墨rtidhavala said to 艢r墨ka峁囜弓ha: 鈥淵ou stay here, since you have many enemies on Mount Vait膩岣峢ya now. Not far to the northwest of this very R膩k峁sa诲惫墨辫补, there is V膩nara诲惫墨辫补, three hundred yojanas long. There are other islands of mine, too, Barbarak奴la, 厂颈峁僪补濒补, and others, that resemble pieces of heaven that have fallen to earth, my friend. In some one of them, establish your capital and stay with me in comfort, not separated because of the close proximity. [...]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
: Wisdom Library: India History厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) is the name of a country included within 顿补办峁峁嘺辫补迟丑补 which was situated ahead of M膩hi峁at墨 according to R膩ja艣ekhara (fl. 10th century) in his K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 (chapter 17). Dak峁峁嚹乸atha is a place-name ending is patha mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by 艢r墨 Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
: What is India: Inscriptions of the 艢i濒腻h膩ras厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) refers to a locality mentioned in the Kh膩rep膩峁璦峁� plates of Ra峁弓ar膩ja (艣补办补 year 930).鈥敵Ь贬箖h补濒补 has already been identified with the G艒a. In line 22 the present record describes this 艢i濒腻ra family as the foremost royal family of 厂颈峁僪补濒补. The Dag膩峁僾e inscription describes the conquest of Go膩 by the Kadamba king Jayake艣in as having occurred after the defeat of the king of La峁卥膩. This shows that the Go膩 island was known as La峁卥膩 or 厂颈峁僪补濒补. There are other references also supporting this identification. So the 艢i濒腻h膩ras of South K艒峁卥a峁� probably had their original home in the Go膩 territory.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary蝉颈峁僪补la (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) [or 啶膏た啶傕す啶侧う啷嵿さ啷�啶�, 蝉颈峁僪补la诲惫墨辫补].鈥攏 (S) 蝉颈峁僪补濒腻 f (S) The island of Ceylon.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English蝉颈峁僪补la (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥�n The island of Ceylon.
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厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥擺si峁僪o'styasya lac]
1) Tin.
2) Brass.
3) Bark, rind.
4) The island or country of Ceylon (oft in pl.); 啶膏た啶傕す啶侧啶啶 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶距啶氞啶涏い啶� (蝉颈峁僪补lebhya岣� praty膩gacchat膩); 啶膏た啶傕す啶侧啶多啶掂ぐ啶︵啶灌た啶む啶� 啶げ啶曕ぞ啶膏ぞ啶оえ啶 (蝉颈峁僪补le艣varaduhitu岣� phalak膩s膩dhanam) Ratn膩val墨 1.
-濒腻岣� (m. pl.) The people of Ceylon.
-诲惫墨辫补岣� the island of Ceylon.
-蝉迟丑腻 a species of pepper.
Derivable forms: 蝉颈峁僪补濒补尘 (啶膏た啶傕す啶侧ぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥�(1) also 掳laka, 掳la-r膩ja, name of a son of the merchant Si峁僪a 6, and an incarnation of 艢膩kyamuni: 掳la 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 523.23 ff.; 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补辫腻濒补辫补谤颈辫峁沜肠丑腻 23.14; 掳laka 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 524.21 (prose; no perceptible meaning in -ka); 掳la-r膩ja 碍腻谤补峁囜笉补惫惫奴丑补 52.21; (2) name of a n膩ga king: 惭补丑腻-惭腻测奴谤墨 247.37.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥攏.
(-濒补峁�) 1. Tin. 2. Brass. 3. Cassia bark. m.
(-濒补岣�) Ceylon. E. 蝉颈峁僪补 a lion, &c., 濒腻 to give or get, aff. ka .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥擺蝉颈峁僪补 + la], I. n. 1. Tin. 2. Brass. 3. Cassia bark. Ii. n., and f. 濒腻, Ceylon, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 63, 10 (la).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�).鈥擺masculine] [plural] the people of Ceylon; sgl. the island itself.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�):鈥擺from 蝉颈峁僪补] m. the island of Ceylon (perhaps so called as once abounding in lions), [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺; R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗 etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Buddhist literature]
3) [v.s. ...] [plural] the people of C掳, [Atharva-veda.Pari艣.; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补; Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩] etc.
4) 厂颈峁僪补濒腻 (啶膏た啶傕す啶侧ぞ):鈥擺from 蝉颈峁僪补la > 蝉颈峁僪补] f. the island of C掳 (See 蝉迟丑腻苍补)
5) 厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�):鈥擺from 蝉颈峁僪补] n. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] tin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amara蝉颈峁僪补, ha濒腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] brass (more correctly 蝉颈峁僪补laka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amara蝉颈峁僪补, ha濒腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] bark, rind, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
9) [v.s. ...] Cassia bark (more correctly 蝉补颈峁僪补濒补), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amara蝉颈峁僪补, ha濒腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�):鈥�(濒补峁�) 1. n. Tin, brass; cassia bark. n. and 1. f. (濒腻) Ceylon.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 厂颈峁僪补濒补.
[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 dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) [Also spelled sinhal]:鈥�(nm) an ancient name for Ceylon; also ~[诲惫墨辫补].
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 厂颈峁僪补濒补.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus厂颈峁僪补濒补 (嗖膏部嗖傕补嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖膏部嗖傕补嗖� [simhala].
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Si峁僪a岣穉 (嗖膏部嗖傕补嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the island country off the southeast tip of India, which became independent and a republic since 1972; Sri Lanka.
2) [noun] the people of this nation; Sinhalese.
3) [noun] a member of them; a Sinhalese.
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厂颈峁僪补濒补 (啶膏た啶傕す啶�):鈥攏. Sri Lanka;
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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Starts with: Simhaladvipa, Simhalagna, Simhalahippali, Simhalaka, Simhalalata, Simhalam, Simhalamba, Simhalangada, Simhalapippali, Simhalaraja, Simhalasimha, Simhalastha, Simhalasthana, Simhalasuta, Simhalata.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 8.3 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 concepts of Bh膩ratavar峁 (undivided india) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩]
Part 8.5 - Region of Dak峁峁嚹乸atha (southern part) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩]
Appendix 2 - Identification of Geographical names mentioned in the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 1 - Country of Sang-kia-lo (Simhala) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
Chapter 9 - Country of U-ch鈥檃 (Udra) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]
Chapter 9 - Country of Su-lo-k鈥檌n-na (Srughna) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 7 - Robert Caldwell虂s Derivation 墨岣籥m<s墨ha岣穉: A Critical Assessment < [Section 2 - Studies in Language and History of Language Description]
Atharvaveda ancillary literature (Study) (by B. R. Modak)
Part 5 - State of Knowledge in the Atharvaveda-Parisistas < [Chapter 2c - General study of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Part 5.1.6 - Omens related to the Constellations < [Chapter 2b - A Topical Analysis of the Atharvaveda-Parisistas]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Story of Bandhudatta < [Chapter IV - The wandering and emancipation of P膩r艣van膩tha]
Part 4: Marriage with Lak峁a峁嚹� < [Chapter VI - Marriage of K峁涐梗峁嘺 with Rukmi峁嚹� and others]
Part 7: Refusal to marry < [Chapter II - V膩sup奴jyacaritra]
Karandavyuha Sutra (by Mithun Howladar)
Chapter 1 - A艣var膩ja-var峁嘺na < [Part Two]
Chapter 14 - 厂颈峁僪补濒补-bhrama峁嘺 < [Part One]
Chapter 15 - V膩r膩峁嘺si-bhrama峁嘺 < [Part One]