Tilottama, 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻, Tila-uttama: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Tilottama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥擜 prominent celestial maiden. Birth. 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 was born to Pradh膩, wife of Ka艣yapa, grandson of Brahm膩 and son of Mar墨ci. Alambu峁Ｄ�, Mi艣rake艣墨, Vidyutpar峁嚹�, Aru峁嚹�, Rak峁t膩, Rambh膩, Manoram膩, Sub膩hu, Ke艣in墨, Surat膩, Suraj膩 and Supriy膩 were all sisters of 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻. (Chapter 65, 膧di Parva). (See full article at Story of 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥擳he Apsaras1 presiding over the month of I峁 (M膩gha and Ph膩lguna, V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺); born out of the fire altar of Brahm膩;2 resides in the Sun's chariot in the month of M膩gha; cursed by A峁膩vakra.3
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 XII. 11. 43; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 23. 22; III. 7. 6; IV. 33. 20; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 53; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 52. 22; 69. 5.
- 2) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 59.
- 3) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 II. 10. 16; V. 38. 73 and 77.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara1) 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) is the name of an Apsara who cursed King Sahasr膩n墨ka after he ignored her appeal, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 9. The curse was uttered as follows: 鈥淜ing, thou shalt be separated for fourteen years from her (M峁沢膩vat墨) who has so engrossed thy mind that thou dost not hear my speech.鈥�
2) 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) is the name of a heavenly women created by Vi艣vakarman at the command of Brahm膩, in order to destroy Sunda and Upasunda, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 15. Sunda and Upasunda are two Asura brothers, surpassing the three worlds in valour, whose story is told by sage N膩rada to Udayana (king of Vatsa) and Yaugandhar膩ya峁嘺, at an auspicious hour, before starting their journey to L膩v膩naka.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻, 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.
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�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyTilottama is an Apsara in Indra's court. In Sanskrit, Tila means seasme, and since Vishwakarma created her from from seasme seeds (on the advice of Lord Brahma), she is known as Tilottama.
: WikiPedia: Hinduism罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) is an Apsara (celestial nymph) described in Hindu mythology. "Tila" is the Sanskrit word for sesame seed or a bit and "uttama" means better or higher. Tilottama therefore means the being whose smallest particle is the finest or one who is composed of the finest and highest qualities.
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Tilottama is described to have been created by the divine architect Vishwakarma, at Brahma's request, by taking the best quality of everything as the ingredients. She was responsible for bringing about the mutual destruction of the Asuras (demons), Sunda and Upasunda. Even gods like Shiva and Indra are described to be enamoured of Tilottama.
While a legend talks about a pre-birth as an ugly widow, another narrates how she was cursed to be born as a Daitya (demon) princess Usha by sage Durvasa.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) is the name of a 岣屇乲in墨 who, together with the V墨ra (hero) named Tilottama forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 闯帽腻苍补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 箩帽腻苍补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the three divisions of the 蝉补峁僢丑辞驳补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榚njoyment layer鈥�), situated in the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s [viz., 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻] and V墨ras are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.
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: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) is the name of an Apsaras, instructed by 艢akra to help in the preparations of 峁氠梗abha鈥檚 wedding-preparations, according to chapter 1.2 [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,
鈥淸...] Then having ascertained the Lord鈥檚 purpose, Purandara at once summoned gods for the tasks of the wedding-preparations.鈥斺�榌...] Ma帽jugho峁Ｄ�, have women-friends sing sweetly auspicious songs; Sugandh膩, prepare the perfumes. 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 put the best svastikas on the door. [...]鈥�. From the bustling of the Apsarases instructing each other in this way, and frequently calling names, a mighty tumult arose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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥擭ame of an Apsaras.
罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tila and 耻迟迟补尘腻 (啶夃い啷嵿い啶ぞ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥攆.
(-尘腻) One of the courtezans of Swarga. E. tila a mole, and uttama excellent, beatiful.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥攊. e. tila-uttama, f. The name of an Apsaras, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�).鈥擺feminine] [Name] of an Apsaras.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�):鈥擺from tila > til] f. Name of an Apsaras, [Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] of a woman, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹� vii, 120]
3) [v.s. ...] a form of D膩k峁Ｄ亂a峁嚹�, [Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 xiii, 53]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�):鈥擺迟颈濒辞+迟迟补尘腻] (尘腻) 1. f. One of the beautiful celestial courtezans.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻.
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻 (啶むた啶侧啶む啶むぎ啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 罢颈濒辞迟迟补尘腻.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Uttama, Tela.
Starts with: Tilottamai.
Full-text: Apsaras, Cunda, Tilottamiya, Tilottamai, Agnikunda, Vidyutparna, Ghritaci, Upasunda, Jnanacakra, Pancavaktra, Rambha, Ashtanayika, Kubja, Sugandha, Manjughosha, Lavanyavati, Kesini, Rama, Aruna, Abhisheka.
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