Ajamukha, Aja-mukha, 础箩腻尘耻办丑补: 9 definitions
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Ajamukha means something in 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
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: archive.org: The mirror of gesture (abhinaya-darpana)Aja-mukha is one of the 蝉补峁儁耻迟迟补-丑补蝉迟腻苍颈 (Twenty-seven combined Hands).
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAjamukha (啶呧啶啶�).鈥�(Ajavaktra) He was one of the soldiers in Skanda鈥檚 army. (Mah膩bh膩rata, 艢alya Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 75). In the battle between Skanda and the Asuras, Ajamukha killed the Asura, Madhu. (Skanda Pur膩峁嘺, Yuddha K膩峁囜笉a).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 础箩腻尘耻办丑补 (啶呧啶距ぎ啷佮).鈥擮ne of Danu's sons.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 68. 5.
1b) (also adhomukhas)鈥攁 group of pi艣膩cas.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 381; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 69. 263, 267.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts (shilpa)础箩腻尘耻办丑补 (啶呧啶距ぎ啷佮) refers to one of the Pariv膩ra-Devat膩s (鈥渁ttendant deities鈥�) according to chapter 22 (Kriy膩p膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫补谤颈惫腻谤补-惫颈诲丑颈]: Iconometry continues, this chapter being given over to rules for the attendant deities [辫补谤颈惫腻谤补-诲别惫补迟腻]: [e.g., 础箩腻尘耻办丑补] [...]. Then the discussion turns to the vehicles of the gods, namely Brahm膩鈥檚 Swan and Rudra鈥檚 Ox, etc. (61b-64).
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAjamukha (啶呧啶啶�) refers to a sub-division of the Mlecchas: one of the two-fold division of men born in M膩nu峁ttara and in the Antaradv墨pas, situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-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:鈥斺�淚n these 35 zones on this side of M膩nu峁ttara and in the Antaradv墨pas, men arise by birth; on the mountains, Meru, etc., by kidnapping and power of learning, in the 2陆 continents and in 2 oceans. [...]. From the division into 膧ryas and Mlecchas they are two-fold. [...] The Mlecchas鈥擺e.g., the Ajamukhas, ...] and other non-膧ryas also are people who do not know even the word 鈥�dharma鈥欌赌�.
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 dictionaryAjamukha (啶呧啶啶�).鈥�a. goat-faced. (办丑补岣�) Name of a Praj膩pati (Dak峁). When Dak峁 reviled 艢iva at his sacrificial session, V墨rabhadra pulled out his face, and afterwards at the request of 艢iva himself he put up a goat's face in place of the original human one.
-办丑墨 Name of a R膩k峁s墨 kept to watch over S墨t膩 in the A艣oka garden at La峁卥膩.
Ajamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms aja and mukha (啶啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjamukha (啶呧啶啶�):鈥擺=aja-mukha] [from aja > aj] mfn. goat faced
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAjamukha (啶呧啶啶�):鈥擺bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.
(-办丑补岣�-办丑墨-kham) Goat-faced, having a face like that of a goat. Ii. f.
(-办丑墨) The name of a female fiend. E. aja and mukha.
[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.
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Full-text: Ajamukhi, Mleccha, Samyutta-hastani, Parivaravidhi, Parivaradevata.
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