Dvadashaditya, 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补, Dvadasha-aditya: 5 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Vedanta
3. Shaktism
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Dvadashaditya 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.

The Sanskrit term 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 can be transliterated into English as Dvadasaditya or Dvadashaditya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距う啶苦い啷嵿く).鈥擳he twelve sons born to Ka艣yapa by his wife Aditi are called 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补s (Twelve 膧dityas) The word 膧ditya means 'born of Aditi'. As it occurs in Agni Pur膩峁嘺 (Ch. 51) a table, showing the names of the twelve 膧dityas and the sign of the Zodiac over which each 膧ditya predominates and the colour of it, is given below. 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补s. Sign of the Zodiac. Colour

1 Varu峁嘺. Me峁 (Aries) Black.

2 S奴rya (Sun) R峁bha (Taurus) Blood-colour.

3 Sahasr膩峁兣泆 Mithuna (Gemini) Slightly redcolour.

4 Dh膩t膩 Karka峁璦ka (Cancer) Yellow.

5 Tapana Si峁僪a (Leo) White.

6 Savit膩 Kany膩 (Virgo) Pure white.

7 Gabhasti Tul膩 (Libra) tawny colour.

8 Ravi V峁浥沜ika (Scorpio) Yellow.

9 Parjanya Dhanu (Sagittarius) Parrot-colour.

10 Tva峁ａ弓膩 Makara (Capricorn) Snow-white.

11 Mitra Kumbha (Aquarius) Smoky hue.

12 Vi峁ａ箛u* M墨na (Pisces) Blue.

*) This version of the episode is found in Mah膩bh膩rata. The poet K膩lid膩sa has made variations, suitable to his work, the Abhij帽膩na-艢膩kuntala. Some deviations from the Mah膩bh膩rata story may be noticed in the works of some other poets also. 2. Different names of 膧dityas occur in different Pur膩峁嘺s. The names given here are based on the Agni Pur膩峁嘺. (See full article at Story of 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距う啶苦い啷嵿く) refers to the 鈥渓and of the Sun鈥�, according to the 10th century 厂补耻谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺: one of the various Upapur膩峁嘺s depicting 艢aivism.鈥擜ccordingly, S奴ta said that once Manu, the son of S奴rya went to a forest named K膩mika, where the sages Bh峁沢u and others were trying to determine the highest truth on the occasion of a great sacrifice instituted by king Pratardana. Being unable to come to a conclusion the sages went with Manu to 顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补, the land of the Sun and practiced penance there for thousand years. The Sun was pleased and appeared before Manu, who then eulogised him...

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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.

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study

顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距う啶苦い啷嵿く) refers to.鈥�

Mitra,
Ravi,
厂奴谤测补,
叠丑腻苍耻,
Gaga,
笔奴峁,
贬颈谤补峁噛补驳补谤产丑补,
惭补谤墨肠颈,
膧诲颈迟测补,
厂补惫颈迟腻,
Arka,
叠丑腻蝉办补谤补.

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Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved膩nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距う啶苦い啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渢welve suns鈥�, as discussed in the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, as the Goddess says to Mah膩deva: 鈥淥 god, lord of the universe, listen. O best of the gods, I will explain. There is a great place, a mountain peak (called) Trik奴峁璦 on the top of Meru. Agnitu峁単a arose there. He came into being without a sound. Powerful and surrounded by a garland of flames, he possessed the radiant energy of the twelve suns (诲惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补-惫补谤肠补蝉). [...]鈥�.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

顿惫腻诲补艣腻诲颈迟测补 (啶︵啶掂ぞ啶︵ざ啶距う啶苦い啷嵿く):鈥擺from dv膩-da艣a > dv膩] (in [compound]) the 12 膧dityas

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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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