Rukmini, 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹�: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjik膩mata-tantra搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀, 鈥渁dorned with gold鈥�):鈥擮ne of the nine D奴t墨 presided over by one of the nine bhaivaravas named Yoge艣a (emanation of Ananta, who is the central presiding deity of 顿奴迟墨肠补办谤补), according to the Kubjik膩mata-tantra and the 峁峁璼膩hasrasa峁僪it膩.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossary搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀).鈥擫ord K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 principal queen in Dv膩rak膩; the chief of Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 wives.
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) refers to:鈥斉歳墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥檚 principal queen in Dv膩rak膩. (cf. Glossary page from 艢r墨 B峁沨ad-bh膩gavat膩m峁泃a).
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�).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀).鈥擳he chief queen of 艢r墨 K峁涐梗峁嘺. Birth. From the following Pur膩峁噄c statements, it could be understood that 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� was the incarnation of goddess Lak峁墨. (See full article at Story of 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) refers to the 鈥渨ife of K峁涐梗峁嘺鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.19 (鈥淜膩ma鈥檚 destruction by 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as 艢iva said to the Gods: 鈥淥 gods, O sages, all of you listen attentively to my words. What has happened, thanks to my fury, cannot be altered. The lord K膩ma, the husband of Rati, shall remain bodiless till Vi峁ａ箛u incarnates as K峁涐梗峁嘺 on the earth and marries 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� [i.e., 谤耻办尘颈峁嚹玴补迟颈]. K峁涐梗峁嘺 will beget K膩ma in 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� when he goes to Dv膩rak膩 and begins to procreate children. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀).鈥擜 daughter of Bh墨峁aka and known as Vaidarbh墨. Married to K峁涐梗峁嘺 according to G膩ndharva? (R膩k峁sa) form;1 when she came to know of the proposal of her eldest brother Rukmi (s.v.) to give her in marriage to Caidya, she sent a letter through a Br膩hma峁嘺 to K峁涐梗峁嘺 showing her unflinching devotion to him and requesting that she might be carried off when she would be on her way to the Dev墨 temple on the day prior to the wedding as was the custom. That day she had her bath and decked herself with two clothes and many jewels. Her anxiety at not having heard from K峁涐梗峁嘺, when the Br膩hma峁嘺 came to tell her that K峁涐梗峁嘺 would do the needful. Citizens were also for her marriage with K峁涐梗峁嘺. Well guarded and accompanied by singing and dancing, 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� entered the temple and prayed for K峁涐梗峁嘺's hand. After worshipping Indr膩峁嚹� nearby she returned when K峁涐梗峁嘺 carried her away in his chariot. Seeing the party of Caidya pursuing him, 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� became nervous when K峁涐梗峁嘺 consoled her. When Caidya was about to be killed by K峁涐梗峁嘺 she appealed to the Lord to spare him; R膩ma consoled her. The regular marriage and festivities followed.2 Mother of 11 sons and a daughter; gave birth to Pradyumna who was stolen by 艢ambara and thrown into the sea. Recovered and taken back by M膩y膩vat墨 alias Rat墨; 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� remembered her lost son and wondered at his exact resemblance. At that time came K峁涐梗峁嘺 and N膩rada who explained the history of Pradyumna to her great joy;3 was the chief queen of K峁涐梗峁嘺 and more attached; would not like to be away from K峁涐梗峁嘺; when she was once fanning him gently K峁涐梗峁嘺 cut a joke that his status was poor and that she could even then get married to a rich prince and enjoy luxuries. 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� wept in deep distress and spoke words reiterating her full devotion to him. K峁涐梗峁嘺 consoled her assuring her of his loyalty.4 Grave concern at K峁涐梗峁嘺 not returning from the cave of J膩mbavan for a long time. Her daughter C膩rumat墨 was married to the son of K峁泃avarman.5 Attended the marriage of Aniruddha and Rocan膩 at Bhojaka峁璦; out of regard for her and Balar膩ma, K峁涐梗峁嘺 said nothing on Rukmi's death.6 Explained to Draupad墨 how she became married to K峁涐梗峁嘺; welcomed to H膩stinapura by Kunt墨 and Draupad墨; served Kucela, a friend and classmate of K峁涐梗峁嘺.7 Entered fire on K峁涐梗峁嘺's decease;8 is Lak峁墨.9
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 III. 3. 3; X. 52. 16-18; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 71. 242-6; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 I. 9. 144; V. 26 (whole).
- 2) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 X. Chh. 52-54.
- 3) Ib. III. 1. 28; X. 55 (whole) ; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 47. 13, 15-16; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 96. 233; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 V. 27. 3, 27; 28. 1-2; 30. 35; 32. 1.
- 4) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 X. 60 (whole) ; 70. 3; 90. 30.
- 5) Ib. X. 56. 34; 61. 24.
- 6) Ib. X. 61. 26-39.
- 7) Ib. X. 71. 42; 76. 2; 80. 23; 83. 8.
- 8) Ib. XI. 31. 20. Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 V. 38. 1-2.
- 9) Ib. IV. 15. 35.
1b) The goddess at Dv膩ravat墨.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 38.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
: WorldCat: R膩j nigha峁囜弓u搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) is another name for 厂惫补谤峁嘺办峁Ｄ玶墨, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 5.55-56 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or R膩janigha峁囜弓u. The fifth chapter (辫补谤辫补峁乨颈-惫补谤驳补) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (办峁诲谤补-办峁辫补). Together with the names 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� and 厂惫补谤峁嘺办峁Ｄ玶墨, there are a total of eight Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (K膩vya)搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) is the daughter of the merchant Dhana, as mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥湼槌馨斐揪贬箛墨 has longed to become the wife of Master Vajra since the day she heard the nuns sing his praises. As a result, when the Master comes to P膩峁璦liputra, the merchant Dhana, father of 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹�, offers Vajra his daughter and a considerable dowry. The Master declines the offer and converts 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� to Jainism鈥�.
Cf. Pari艣istaparvan (or Sthavir膩val墨carita) XII. v. 292-306.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyRukmini was the daughter of King Bhishmaka, the ruler of the Bhoja Kingdom. She had fallen in love with Krishna after having heard his heroic exploits, but her brother, prince Rukmi, was desirous of marrying her to his friend, King Shishupala of Chedi.
She is the mother of Pradyumna.
: WikiPedia: Hinduism搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕鈥嵿ぎ啶苦ぃ啷�): Daughter of Raja Bhismak, born at Kundalpur. Rukmini was the first wife and queen of Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu. She was an avatar of Lakshmi.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) refers to one of the 鈥渟ixteen virtuous Jain women鈥�, according to the 鈥淪ola saty膩鈥� (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擳here is a list of sixteen virtuous Jain women. [...] These women [e.g., 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹玗 are virtuous because they uphold Jain values and could stand to them even in adverse circumstances. Reciting their names is often part of the morning ritual. Behind names are eventful stories that have been told by several writers and read or listened to by Jain followers.
2) 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) married K峁涐梗峁嘺, according to the Vedabh墨v墨v膩ha by Premar膩ja.鈥擝ackground story:鈥擵edabh墨, Sanskrit: Vaidarbh墨, here refers to 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹�, who married K峁涐梗峁嘺. all the figures evoked in this narrative poem are contemporary with Nemin膩tha and K峁涐梗峁嘺. Among them Satyabh膩m膩, who is 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹�檚 rival, is present.
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.
India history and geography
: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀) is the mother of 骋补峁単腻诲丑补谤补办补惫颈 (19th century): author of V峁泃tacandrik膩 and disciple of Vi艣van膩tha, the brother of Candra艣ekhara. 骋补峁単腻诲丑补谤补办补惫颈 was born in a Mah膩r膩峁ａ弓ra Brahmin family and migrated to Nagpur from Ma峁単r奴l village in Buldana district of Berar. He was the contemporary of king Raghuj墨 III and his successor J膩noj墨. 骋补峁単腻诲丑补谤补办补惫颈 composed 14 works and commentaries in Sanskrit. V峁泃tacandrik膩 is the lone work on Prosody.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Rukmini in India is the name of a plant defined with Argemone mexicana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Echtrus mexicanus (L.) Nieuwl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Edwards鈥檚 Botanical Register
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1895)
· Hortus Britannicus (1830)
· Mem. Torrey Bot. Club (1958)
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀).鈥擳he daughter of Bh墨峁aka of Vidarbha. [She was betrothed by her father to 艢i艣up膩la, but she secretly loved K峁涐梗峁嘺 and sent him a letter praying him to take her away. K峁涐梗峁嘺 with Balar膩ma came and snatched her off after having defeated her brother in battle. She bore to K峁涐梗峁嘺 a son named Pradyumna.].
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� (啶班啶曕啶た啶｀):鈥擺from ruc] a f. (of rukmin) a species of plant (= 蝉惫补谤峁嘺-办峁Ｄ玶墨), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Bh墨峁aka and sister of Rukmin (betrothed by her father to 艢i艣u-p膩la but a secret lover of K峁涐梗峁嘺, who, assisted by Bala-r膩ma, carried her off after defeating her brother in battle; she is represented as mother of Pradyumna, and in later mythology is identified with Lak峁墨), [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature; Pur膩峁嘺]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of D膩k峁Ｄ亂a峁嚹� in Dv膩ravat墨, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] of various other women, [Hemacandra鈥檚 Pari艣i峁ａ弓aparvan]
5) [from rukmin > ruc] b f. See above.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+1): Rukminicampu, Rukminiharana, Rukminihrada, Rukminikalyana, Rukminikalyanacarita, Rukminikrishnavalli, Rukminikunda, Rukminimurti, Rukmininandana, Rukmininataka, Rukminiparinaya, Rukminipati, Rukminipratishtha, Rukminisha, Rukminishavijaya, Rukminisvayamvara, Rukminisvayavara, Rukminitirtha, Rukminivilasa, Rukminivivaha.
Full-text (+134): Rukminikalyana, Rukminiparinaya, Bhishmaka, Rukminitirtha, Rukminihrada, Rukmininataka, Rukminivrata, Rukminicampu, Pradyumna, Rukminiharana, Rukmininandana, Carugupta, Sucaru, Raukmineya, Rukmin, Carudeshna, Vaidarbhi, Rukmi, Bhaishmaki, Bhaishmaka.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.7.43 < [Chapter 7 - The Marriage of 艢r墨 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹玗
Verse 6.8.16 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
Verse 6.6.24 < [Chapter 6 - The Y膩davas鈥� Victory When 艢r墨 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹� is Kidnapped]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 7.78 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.28 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 11.10 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 7 - Characters in the 搁耻办尘颈峁嚹玥ara峁嘺 < [Chapter 9 - 莫h膩m峁沢a (critical study)]
Part 2 - Summary of the drama (搁耻办尘颈峁嚹玥ara峁嘺) < [Chapter 9 - 莫h膩m峁沢a (critical study)]
Part 10 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a 莫h膩m峁沢a < [Chapter 9 - 莫h膩m峁沢a (critical study)]
Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study) (by Pranesh R. Archak)
Canto 4 - Story of Pradyumna and Birth of Aniruddha < [Chapter 2 - Summary of the Ushaharana-kavya]
Chapter 4 - Ushaharana-kavya as a Mahakavya鈥攋ustification
Canto 3 - Espousal of Rukmini by Krishna < [Chapter 2 - Summary of the Ushaharana-kavya]
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