Keshanta, 碍别艣腻苍迟补, 碍别艣腻苍迟腻, Kesha-anta: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 碍别艣腻苍迟补 and 碍别艣腻苍迟腻 can be transliterated into English as Kesanta or Keshanta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the Manusamhita碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擳here is a ceremony named 碍别艣腻苍迟补. The very term is suggestive of the fact of shaving of hair. It signifies not only the hair the shaving but also the shaving of other parts of the body such as arm-pits, chin. According to Manu, the 办别艣腻苍迟补-蝉补峁僺办腻谤补 is performed for a 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 in his sixteenth year k峁triya in the twenty second and for a vai艣ya in the twenty fourth of his age.
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣腻stra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) refers to a religious ceremony in which the hair were cut off was performed upon Br腻hmins at 16 years of age, K峁ttriyas at 22 and Vai艣yas at 24. Cf. Manu. II.65, Y腻j帽avalkya 1.36.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism1) 碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) is the name of Vidy腻r腻ja (i.e., 鈥渨isdom king鈥�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy腻 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢腻kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 碍别艣腻苍迟补).
2) 碍别艣腻苍迟腻 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぞ) is also the name of a Yak峁峁嚹� mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�
1) the tip of the hair.
2) long hair hanging down, a lock of tuft of hair.
3) cutting of the hair as a religious ceremony; 啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶粪啶∴ざ啷� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿し啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶灌啶ぃ啶膏啶� 啶掂た啶о啶い啷� 啷� 啶班ぞ啶溹え啷嵿く啶え啷嵿ぇ啷嬥ぐ啷嵿う啷嵿さ啶距さ啶苦啶多 啶掂啶多啶じ啷嵿く 啶︵啶掂く啶оた啶曕 啶むい啶� (办别艣腻苍迟补岣� 峁岣峚艣e var峁 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺sya vidh墨yate | r腻janyabandhordv腻vi峁兣沞 vai艣yasya dvayadhike tata岣�) || Manusm峁泃i 2.65.
Derivable forms: 办别艣腻苍迟补岣� (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶む).
碍别艣腻苍迟补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 办别艣补 and anta (啶呧え啷嵿い).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攎.
(-苍迟补岣�) 1. Cutting off the hair finally as a religious ceremony, performed upon Brahmans at sixteen years of age; Kshetriyas at twenty-two; and Vaisyas at twenty-four. 2. The tip or end of hair. E. 办别艣补 and anta end.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擺masculine] end or lock of hair, tuft; tonsure.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺from 办别艣补] m. (ifc. f(腻). ) the border of the hair on the forehead, [艢腻峁卥h腻yana-g峁沨ya-s奴tra; Taittir墨ya-upani峁d; R腻m腻ya峁嘺; Su艣ruta]
2) [v.s. ...] long hair hanging down, lock of hair, tuft, [Mah腻bh腻rata; R腻m腻ya峁嘺] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] cutting off the hair finally (as a religious ceremony performed upon Br腻hmans at 16 years of age, K峁triyas at 22, and Vai艣yas at 24), [P腻raskara-g峁沨ya-s奴tra; Gobhila-艣r腻ddha-kalpa; Manu-sm峁泃i ii, 65; Y腻j帽avalkya i, 36]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary碍别艣腻苍迟补 (啶曕啶多ぞ啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺ke艣腻+nta] (苍迟补岣�) 1. m. The duty of tonsure; the end of the hair.
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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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Starts with: Keshantakarana, Keshantasamskara.
Full-text (+6): Asitakeshanta, Sukeshanta, Subhrunasakshikeshanta, Keshantakarana, Nicakesanta, Keshantika, Lulitakulakeshanta, Lulitalakakeshanta, Kesantapariyosana, Uparikesanta, Rajanyabandhu, Shivapadadikeshantavarnanastotra, Vishnupadadikeshantastuti, Shodasha, Kecantam, Dhupa, Mandapakarana, Utkshepa, Mandapa, Samskara.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.65 < [Section XIV - Hair-clipping (ke艣腻nta)]
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Verse 2.66 < [Section XV - Sacraments for Females]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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