Suketu: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaSuketu (啶膏啶曕啶む):鈥擲on of Nandivardhana (son of Ud膩vasu). He had a son named Devar膩ta. (see Bh膩gavata Pur膩峁嘺 9.13.14)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜 king of the Solar dynasty. It is stated in Bh膩gavata, Skandha 9 that this king was the son of Nandivardhana and the father of Devar膩ta.
2) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜. king of the P奴ru dynasty. He became famous under the name Viratha. He was one of the five sons of Bharata. The five sons were Suhotra, Suhot膩, Gaya, Garbha and Suketu. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 278).
3) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜 king of ancient India. It is mentioned in Mah膩bh膩rata, 膧di Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 9, that this Suketu and his son Sun膩m膩 were present at the 艢vaya峁僾ara marriage of Draupad墨.
4) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜 son of 艢i艣up膩la He was killed in the battle of Bh膩rata by Dro峁嘺. (Mah膩bh膩rata Kar峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 33).
5) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜 mighty king who stood on the side of the P膩峁囜笉avas and fought against the Kauravas in the Bh膩rata-battle. This king who was the son of Citraketu, was killed by the arrow of the teacher K峁沺a. (Mah膩bh膩rata Kar峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 54, Verse 21).
6) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擳he father of T膩峁璦k膩. It is stated in Kamba R膩m膩ya峁嘺, B膩lak膩峁囜笉a, that this Suketu was the son of the Gandharva King Surak峁ka. (See under T膩峁璦k膩 for further details).
: Valmiki Ramayana: The legend of deomoness T膩峁璦k膩Once there was a formidable yaksha named Suketu, but he was childless, and he who had devout conduct performed a great ascesis. Gladdening at his ascesis, Rama, then the Forefather Brahma gave him a gemlike daughter who is renowned by the name of Tataka. Forefather Brahma also gave the strength of a thousand elephants to her, but he that highly remarkable Brahma did not give a son to that yaksha, anticipating male to be more hazardous. When that bright girl is growing up into a youthful beauty her father Suketu gave her to Jambha's son Sunda as wife.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擜 son of Nandivardhana of Magadha, and father of Devar膩ta; a bold and righteous king.*
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IX. 13. 14; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 64. 7; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 89. 7; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 5. 25. Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 64. 7.
1b) A son of Uttama Manu.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 36. 40; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 62. 35.
1c) A D膩nava.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 6. 6; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 68. 6.
1d) A V膩nara chief.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 243.
1e) A son of Sagara.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 63. 147.
1f) A son of Ketum膩n: father of Dharmaketu.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 67. 74.
1g) A son of Sun墨tha; a righteous monarch; father of Dharmaketu.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 92. 69-70; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 8. 19.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism1) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む) is the name of a Tath膩gata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Suketu).
2) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む) is the name of a Tath膩gata (Buddha) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Suketu).
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSuketu (啶膏啶曕啶む) is the previous incarnation of Bali, the sixth Prativi峁ａ箛u (=Prativ膩sudeva), according to chapter 6.3 [腻苍补苍诲补-辫耻谤耻峁辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补-产补濒颈-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:鈥斺�淎lso here in Bharatak峁tra in the city Potana, Priyamitra was king, who resembled the rising of the sun for lotuses in the form of friends. Suketu kidnaped his wife and he, disgusted with existence from that humiliation, became a mendicant at Muni Vasubh奴ti鈥檚 side. Afflicted with grief at his wife鈥檚 kidnaping, he practiced severe penance and made a 苍颈诲腻苍补 for killing his wife鈥檚 kidnaper. He fasted and died without confessing the 苍颈诲腻苍补 and was born a powerful god in the heaven M膩hendra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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySuketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥�(1) name of a Pratyekabuddha: (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 111.10; (2) name of a Buddha: (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 130.4.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuketu (啶膏啶曕啶む).鈥擺adjective] very bright.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suketu (啶膏啶曕啶む):鈥擺=su-ketu] [from su] mf(u)n. very bright, [峁歡-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a king of the Yak峁s, [K膩vya literature]
3) [v.s. ...] of various kings, [Mah膩bh膩rata; Hariva峁兣沘; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Pur膩峁嘺]
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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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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
41. The story of Rucira and Pravara < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
6. Genealogy of the Hari Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 26 - A Fierce Fight Between Lak峁墨nidhi and Suketu < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 25 - Sub膩hu Gets Ready with His Army in the Krau帽ca Array < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 28 - Sub膩hu鈥檚 Defeat < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 71 - King Janaka gives an account of the succession and his dynasty < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Chapter 25 - Vishvamitra seeks to convince Rama < [Book 1 - Bala-kanda]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXI < [Book 1 - B膩la-k膩峁囜笉a]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)