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Sharngabhrit, Śṅgṛt, Sharnga-bhrit: 5 definitions

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Sharngabhrit means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śṅgṛt can be transliterated into English as Sarngabhrt or Sharngabhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sharngabhrit in Jainism glossary
: WikiPedia: Jainism

Śṅgṛt (शार्ङ्गभृत�) is another name for the nine Viṣṇus (or Vāsudevas, Nārāyaṇas), referring to the set of nine “heroes� and counterpart of the antagonistic Prativāsudevas (or Prativiṣṇus, Pratinārāyaṇas), mentioned in both Śvetāmbara and Digambara literature.—In every half time cycle, there are 9 sets of Balabhadras (gentle heroes), Vasudevas (violent heroes) and Prativāsudevas (anti-heroes). Unlike in the Hindu Puranas, the names Balabhadra and Narayana are not restricted to Balarama and Krishna in Jain Puranas. Instead they serve as names of two distinct classes of mighty half brothers, who appear nine times in each half of the time cycles of the Jain cosmology and jointly rule half the earth as half-chakravarti. Ultimately Pratinaryana is killed by Narayana for his unrighteousness and immorality.

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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, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sharngabhrit in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śṅgṛt (शार्ङ्गभृत�).�m. epithets of Viṣṇu.

Śṅgṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śṅg and ṛt (भृत्). See also (synonyms): śṅgdhara, śṅgpāṇi.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śṅgṛt (शार्ङ्गभृत�).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa.

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

Śṅgṛt (शार्ङ्गभृत�):—[=śṅg-ṛt] [from śṅg] m. ‘carrying (the bow) ڰ�, Name of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

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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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