Saptasagara, 厂补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补, Sapta-sagara: 4 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation厂补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ) refers to the 鈥渟even oceans鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.49 (鈥淭he delusion of Brahm膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods eulogised 艢iva: 鈥淸...] The seven oceans are your clothes (蝉补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补鈥�v膩s膩峁僺i s膩gar膩ssapta). The quarters are your long arms. The firmament is your head, O allpervasive. The sky is your navel. The wind is your nose. O lord, the fire, the sun and the moon are your eyes. The clouds are your hair. The planets and the stars are your ornaments. O lord of gods, how shall I eulogise you? O supreme lord, you are beyond description. O 艢iva, you are incomprehensible to the mind. [...]鈥�.
Note: The 厂补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补 (seven mythical oceans) are personified here. For details see S.M. Ali, Geography of the Pur膩峁嘺s, Ch. II. on seven continents and oceans.
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.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha厂补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ) or simply 厂腻驳补谤补 refers to the 鈥渟even oceans鈥� as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 126):
- 办峁Ｄ乺补 (salty),
- 办峁Ｄ玶补 (milky),
- dadhi (coagulated),
- udadhi (watery),
- 驳丑峁泃补 (buttery),
- madhu (sweet),
- 蝉耻谤腻 (spirituous).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 蝉补辫迟补-蝉腻驳补谤补). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySapta-s膩gara.鈥�(EI 24), name of a mah膩d膩na; same as sapt- 膩mbhodhi. Note: 蝉补辫迟补-蝉腻驳补谤补 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂补辫迟补蝉腻驳补谤补 (啶膏お啷嵿い啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ):鈥擺=蝉补辫迟补-蝉腻驳补谤补] [from sapta > saptan] n. Name of a Li峁単a, [K膩艣墨 kha峁囜笉a, from the skanda-pur膩峁嘺]
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)
Partial matches: Sagara, Sapta.
Starts with: Saptasagaradana, Saptasagaraka, Saptasagaramahadanaprayoga, Saptasagaramahatmya, Saptasagaramekhala, Saptasagarapradanika, Saptasagaravidhi.
Full-text: Saptasagaramahatmya, Saptasagaradana, Saptasagaravidhi, Saptasagarapradanika, Saptasagaramekhala, Saptasagaramahadanaprayoga, Varunahoma, Sapta-ambhodhi, Sagaramekhala, Saptasamudra, Sagara, Shodashamahadanem.
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The Seven-Sea gift in the Matsya-purana < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 5.1 - The sixteen Mah膩d膩nas < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Ethics and moral duties of the King < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Pur膩峁嘺]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Expiatory Rites < [Section 3b - Arun膩cala-kha峁囜笉a (Uttar膩rdha)]
Chapter 28 - Procedure of the Pilgrimage (Y膩tr膩) < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 83 - Manifestation of V墨re艣vara < [Section 2 - Uttar膩rdha]