Jambavat, J膩mbav膩n, Jambavan, 闯腻尘产补惫补迟: 9 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

J膩mbav膩n (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶距え啷�).鈥擜 monkey of extraordinary might. He was the minister of Sugr墨va.* Birth. When the troubles and hardships caused by the wickedness of 搁腻惫补峁嘺 became unbearable the goddess Earth and the Devas approached Brahm膩 for redress. Brahm膩 took them to the sea of Milk. Mah膩vis峁噓 heard everything and said that he would incarnate as the son of Da艣aratha and would kill 搁腻惫补峁嘺. Brahm膩 was directed to create monkeys to help him on that occasion. Accordingly Brahm膩 created J膩mbav膩n and several other monkeys. There are two stories about the birth of J膩mbav膩n in the Pur膩峁嘺s. (See full article at Story of J膩mbav膩n from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

J膩mbav膩n (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶距え啷�).鈥�(峁歬峁)鈥攖he son of Rak峁Ｄ� and Praj膩pati (also 闯腻尘产补惫补迟)鈥擳he Lord of 峁歬峁s who celebrated V膩mana's victory over Bali.¹ The same person is said to have been an ally of 搁腻尘补.² Killed the lion that killed Prasena (s.v.) and took the syamantaka (s.v.) to his child. K峁涐梗峁嘺 and his citizens traced the footsteps of Prasena, which led them to the cave of J膩mbav膩n. K峁涐梗峁嘺 fought with the latter for twenty-eight days J膩mbav膩n acknowledged his defeat and praised Hari. He bestowed his daughter 闯腻尘产补惫补迟墨 and the jewel on K峁涐梗峁嘺.³ Attained salvation by 蝉补迟蝉补峁単补;⁴ present at 搁腻尘补's 补产丑颈峁办补.⁵

1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VIII. 21. 8; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 7. 300-4; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 13. 32-58.
2) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 IX. 10. 19 and 44.
3) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 X. 56. 14-32; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 71. 35; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 45. 7-8, 12-6; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 96. 34.
4) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 XI. 12. 6.
5) Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 4. 100.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

J膩mbav膩n (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶距え啷�) refers to:鈥擳he chief of monkeys, also known as the chief of bears. He fought for 艢r墨搁腻尘补candra in the battle against the demon R膩vana. He fought against 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺 for the Syamantaka jewel, and upon his defeat, presented the Lord with his daughter, the beautiful 闯腻尘产补惫补迟墨. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).

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Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).

General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

J膩mbav膩n (啶溹ぞ啶鈥嵿が啶掂ぞ啶�): Jambavan or Jamvanta is a bear in Hinduism and believe to lived from Treta Yuga to Dvapara Yuga.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu

J膩mbav膩n (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶距え啷�) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur膩峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning J膩mbav膩n] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

闯腻尘产补惫补迟 (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶む) is the name of a Kapi or Monkey-chief, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.6 [Bringing news of S墨t膩] 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.鈥擜ccordingly, as Hanumat said to 搁腻尘补: 鈥淭here are many Kapis like me. King Sugr墨va says this from affection. [e.g., 闯腻尘产补惫补迟, ...], and many other Kapi-chiefs are here, master. Completing their number, I am ready to do your work. Shall I lift up La峁卥膩 with R膩k峁sadv墨pa and bring it here? Or shall I capture Da艣akandhara and his relatives and bring them here? [...]鈥�.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

闯腻尘产补惫补迟 (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶む).鈥�m. Name of a king of bears who was of signal service to 搁腻尘补 at the siege of La峁卥膩. He was also noted for his medical skill. [This same 闯腻尘产补惫补迟 appears to have lived up to the time of K峁泂na, or perhaps he was another being of that time; for there was a fight between K峁涐梗峁嘺 and 闯腻尘产补惫补迟 for the Syamantaka jewel which the latter had got from Prasena, brother of Satr膩jit. K峁涐梗峁嘺 vanquished 闯腻尘产补惫补迟, who placed the jewel, along with his daughter 闯腻尘产补惫补迟墨, at his entire disposal.]

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

闯腻尘产补惫补迟 (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶む):鈥擺=箩腻尘产补-惫补迟] [from 箩腻尘产补] m. Name of a monkey-chief (son of Pit膩-maha; father of J膩mba-vat墨), [Mah膩bh膩rata iii, 16115; Hariva峁兣沘 2065 ff. and 6701; 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 iv, vi; Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 viii; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺; 艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya x, 934.]

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

闯腻尘产补惫补迟 (啶溹ぞ啶啶さ啶む) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 闯补峁僢补惫补峁僼补.

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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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