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Narayaniya, ⲹṇīy: 8 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: Shodhganga: Art and Iconography of and Vishnu images in Himachal Pradesh (mhb)

ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�) section of the Mahābhārata is named after the main deity Nārāyaṇa who is glorified throughout the treatise. He is explained as supreme teacher and soul of the universe. He reclines on Śeṣa in Yoganidrā in primeval waters symbolising eternity. Bhīṣma in response to Yudhiṣṭhara’s question explains that his father told him that Nārāyaṇa is the soul of the entire world, ٳܰūī and ٲԲ god. Nārāyaṇa took birth as the son of Dharma along with Nara, Hari, and Kṛṣṇa. Amongst his four incarnations in the satyayuga of svāmbhuva manvaṅtara, Nara and Nārāyaṇa performed severe austerities at their ś in Badari.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�) or ⲹṇīyṃh is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Ჹⲹśīṣaṃh: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—The passage listing these titles concludes by saying that originally there were only these twenty-five. Later on, however, ṃh-works multiplied in numbers. But all of them are to be understood to be derived from the ones named above.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

: archive.org: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Malayalam Manuscripts (ss)

ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�) refers to one of the works included in the Ś貹ṅg—a Sanskrit compilation containing various works on Śilpa, giving detailed rules for the construction of temples and for the making, for purposes of worship, of images of various deities, a description of which is added.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�).—i. e. nārāyaṇa + īya, adj. Referring to Nārāyaṇa, Mahābhārata 12, 13422.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:�Taylor. 1, 482.
—from Karṇaparvan (ch. 33). Burnell. 202^a.

ⲹṇīy has the following synonyms: Īśvarastotra.

2) ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�):—stotra, by Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa of Kerala. As. Soc. of Greatbritain 1884, 449. Oppert. 2625. 2867. 4313. 6021. Rice. 286.
—[commentary] Bhaktidīpikā. Oppert. 6022.
—[commentary] by Kṛṣṇa Śāstrin. Oppert. 2626.

3) ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�):—śr. by Nārāyaṇa. Hz. 687 (an obscure entry).

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

1) ⲹṇīy (नारायणी�):—[from ] mfn. relating to Nārāyaṇa (also -ka, [Agni-purāṇa]), treating of him, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of sub voce works.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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