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Samyamani, ³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ«, ³§Äåṃy²¹³¾²¹²Ô¾±: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ³§Äåṃy²¹³¾²¹²Ô¾± (सांयमनà¤�).—Another name of Åšala, son of Somadatta. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 61, Verse 11)

2) ³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी).—The name of Yama’s Capital city. (See under AmarÄvatÄ«).

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी) or SaṃyaminÄ« refers to the “abode of Yamaâ€�, as mentioned in the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.1.18.—Accordingly:—“[...] by the favour of Åšiva (viz., Å›¾±±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²µ°ù²¹³ó²¹) or by the power of accumulated merit, the son of Yajñadatta could not partake of the offerings of eatables made to Lord Åšiva. The terrible soldiers of Yama [viz., Yamagaṇas] who desired to take him to Saṃyamani (³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ«, the abode of Yama), approached him with nooses and clubs in their hands and bound him. In the meantime the attendants of Åšiva [viz., Åšivagaṇas] with tridents in their hands and tinkling anklets on their arms reached the spot in an aerial chariot in order to take him to Åšivalokaâ€�.

Note: SaṃyaminÄ« or ³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ«, the city of Yama is fabled to be situated on Mount Meru.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी).—The city of Yama, south of Meru;1 reached by Kṛṣṇa and BalarÄma to recover the dead son of SÄndÄ«pani;2 visited by Arjuna to recover the dead child of DvÄrakÄ BrÄhmaṇa.3

  • 1) BhÄgavata-purÄṇa V. 21. 7; VI. 3. 3; BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 21: 31; Matsya-purÄṇa 124. 22; VÄyu-purÄṇa 50. 88.
  • 2) Viṣṇu-purÄṇa II. 8. 9; BhÄgavata-purÄṇa X. 45. 42-46.
  • 3) Ib. X. 89. 43.
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The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Åšaivism

³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी) refers to the city of Yama, situated on the southern lower slope of mount Meru, according to ParÄkhyatantra 5.66. Meru is the name of a golden mountained situated in the middle of nine landmasses (²Ô²¹±¹²¹°ì³ó²¹á¹‡á¸²¹): BhÄrata, Hari, Kimpuruá¹£a, Ramyaka, Ramaṇa, Kuru, BhadrÄÅ›va, KetumÄla and IlÄvá¹›ta. Together these °ì³ó²¹á¹‡á¸²¹²õ make up the continent known as ´³²¹³¾²úÅ«»å±¹Ä«±è²¹.

³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« is also known by the name Vivasvat, VaivasvatÄ« or VivasvatÄ« and is mentioned in various other sources, eg., the Svacchanda-tantra 10.132-136, Kiraṇa-Ägama 8.51-54, Má¹›gendra-Ägama vidyÄpÄda 13.47-54, SarvajñÄnottara-tantra adhvaprakaraṇa 34-36 and Mataá¹…ga-Ägama vidyÄpÄda 23.60-63

The ParÄkhyatantra is an old Åšaiva-siddhÄnta tantra dating from before the 10th century.

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Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी).â€�¶Ù¾±±¹²âÄå±¹²¹»åÄå²Ô²¹ 60.15 (aśītivará¹£asahasrÄyuá¹£Äṃ manuá¹£yÄṇÄṃ Åšaá¹…kho nÄma rÄjÄ bhaviá¹£yati) °nÄ«-cakravartÄ« (so text, as [compound], with capital S-, but Index °manin, ruler) caturantavijetÄ dhÄrmiko dharmarÄjÄ…May not °manÄ«- cakravartin mean emperor of (residing in) ³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (Yama's city)?

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

1) ³§²¹á¹ƒy²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ« (संयमनी):—[=²õ²¹á¹�-²â²¹³¾²¹²ÔÄ«] [from saá¹�-yamana > saá¹�-yama > saá¹�-yam] f. Name of the city or residence of Yama (fabled to be situated on Mount Meru), [MahÄbhÄrata; BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]

2) ³§Äåṃy²¹³¾²¹²Ô¾± (सांयमनà¤�):—[from ²õÄåṃy²¹³¾²¹²Ô²¹] m. ([from] idem) [patronymic] of Åšala, [MahÄbhÄrata]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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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