Kaunkana, 碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ) refers to an ancient country which should be shunned, 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.鈥擨t looks upon Kuruk峁tra, Matsya, P膩帽c膩la and Surasena as holy countries where Dharma is practiced. It advises people to shun A峁単a, Va峁単a, Kali峁単a, Sur膩峁ａ弓ra, Gurjara, 膧bhira, 碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺, Dravi岣峚, Dak峁峁嚹乸atha, 膧ndhra and Magadha.鈥�(cf. verses 17.54-59) Thus it appears that this Pur膩峁嘺 was written somewhere about the north-western part of northern India.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ) is the name of an ancient country or sacred region, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 16) (鈥淥n the planets鈥�graha-bhaktiyoga鈥�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Mars also presides over the country of Uttarap膩峁囜笉ya, the Mahendra, the Vindhya, the Malaya mountains, Col膩de艣a, the Dravi岣峚s, the Videhas, the 膧ndhras, the A艣makas, the Bh膩sapuras, the 碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺s, the Mantri峁k膩s, the Kuntalas, the Keralas, the Da峁囜笉akas, the K膩ntipuras, the Mlecchas and the mixed races鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ) is the name of an ancient country, according to chapter 2.4 [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��'Then the King set out following the path of the cakra-jewel to the west, obscuring the sun by the dust of the army. [...]; branding the 碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺s like horses with arrows; [...] the King gradually arrived at the shore of the western ocean. After he had established camp, concentrating on Prabh膩sa, observing a three days鈥� fast, he began 辫补耻峁诲丑补 in the 辫补耻峁诲丑补-house. [...]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碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ).鈥�(pl.) Name of a country and its people or rulers; Mah膩bh膩rata (Bombay) 6.9.6; (see 办辞峁卥补峁嘺).
Derivable forms: 办补耻峁卥补峁嘺岣� (啶曕啶权啶曕ぃ啶�).
See also (synonyms): 办补耻峁冡箙办补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ).鈥攊. e. 办辞峁卥补峁嘺 + a, m. pl. The name of a people, Mah膩bh膩rata 6, 367.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍补耻峁卥补峁嘺 (啶曕啶權啶曕ぃ):鈥擺from 办补耻峁卥补] m. [plural] (= 办辞峁卥), Name of a people, [Mah膩bh膩rata vi, 367] (办辞峁卥 [edition] [Bombay edition]), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩 xvi, 11.]
[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 (+6): Kaunka, Pratihara induraja, Kaunkanodbhuta, Kaumnka, Pancadravida, Dravida, Mleccha, Kantipura, Vindhya, Mahendradri, Bhasapura, Mantrishika, Coladesha, Bhasapara, Andhra, Abhira, Gurjara, Kuntala, Vanga, Dakshinapatha.
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