Tamoguna, Tam艒驳耻峁嘺, 罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺, Tamas-guna: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
2. Shaktism
3. Purana
4. Pancaratra
5. Ayurveda
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Tamoguna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Tamogun.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ) refers to 鈥渕aterial mode of ignorance, or darkness鈥�. (cf. Glossary page from 艢谤墨尘补诲-叠丑补驳补惫补诲-骋墨迟腻).

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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�).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ) refers to the 鈥渜uality of tamas鈥�, according to Mukunda鈥檚 Sa峁僾art膩rthaprak膩艣a.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the three currents of teachers]: 鈥�(1) Divyaugha: One should think of the essential nature of the teachers belonging to the Divine Current as the quality of sattva, as the worlds of the Sun and Fire etc. and as possessing the nature of deity. (2) 惭腻苍补惫补耻驳丑补: One should contemplate the essential nature of the teachers belonging to the Current of Men as the quality of rajas, as the Moon and Water etc and as possessing a human nature. (3) Siddhaugha: One should recollect the essential nature of the teachers belonging to the Current of Siddhas as the quality of tamas [e.g., 迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺], as darkness, Space and the Air etc and possessing a supernatural being鈥檚 nature鈥�.

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Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ) refers to 鈥渙ne who assumes Tamas-Gu峁嘺鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.6 (鈥淧rayer to 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as the Gods eulogized 艢iva: 鈥淥beisance to you, the soul of all, obeisance to 艢iva the remover of distress, [...]. You alone are the creator, sustainer and the annihilator of the worlds. Assuming the Gu峁嘺s of Rajas, Sattva, and Tamas (迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺) you are Brahm膩, Vi峁ａ箛u and 艢iva [brahm膩 vi峁ａ箛urharo bh奴tv膩 rajassattva迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺i岣�]. In this universe, you enable people to cross the ocean of Existence. You are the undecaying lord of all. You are the granter of boons. You are the subject and not the object of speech and contents. [...]鈥�.

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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.

Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)

: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ) refers to one of the Three Gu峁嘺s associated with the Mah膩m膩y膩 emanation of Lak峁墨, as discussed in chapter 5 of the 尝补办峁墨迟补苍迟谤补: a P膩帽car膩tra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lak峁墨 or 艢r墨 (the consort of Vi峁ａ箛u) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.鈥擠escription of the chapter [辫谤腻办峁泃补蝉峁涐梗峁璱-辫谤补办腻艣补]: In this chapter Lak峁墨 speaks of her forms and activities when each of one of the three 驳耻峁嘺蝉 dominates. [E.g., when 迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 characterizes her being she appears as Mah膩m膩y膩 who, with Sa峁噆ar峁峁嘺, creates Rudra or 艢a峁卥ara along with Tray墨;] [...]. Of these generations, the following creatively conjoin: Viri帽ci with Tray墨, Rudra with Gaur墨 and Vi峁ａ箛u with 艢r墨鈥攁nd up to this point this is called the first stage of creation (1-14). [...]

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Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) 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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

: WJPR: Traditional method vs current scenario of Dinacharya

Tamoguna refers undesirable health effects caused by elements such as late-night sleep, the prevention of which plays an important role in Dinacharya (daily regimen): A set of Ayurvedic principles which aims to improve physical, mental and spiritual well-being of an individual.鈥擫ate night sleeping or chronic sleep loss causes the elevation of cortisol which in turn is responsible for rise in B.P. (secondary hypertension) and is likely to promote the development of insulin resistance, risk factor for obesity and diabetes. Effects of late sleeping and also late get upping from bed include an increase of rajo-guna and tamo-guna due to suppression of sattva-guna.

Tamoguna causes:

Ati-nidra (Sleepiness);
Buddhi-nasha (Lack of intelligence power);
Agyana/Ajnana (Lack of Knowledge);
Alasya (Lethargy);
Adharma.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tam艒驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ).鈥攎 (S tamas & 驳耻峁嘺) The third of the three qualities incident to the creature,--the property of darkness; whence proceed folly, ignorance, worldly delusion, the blindness of lust, anger, pride &c.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tam艒驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ).鈥�m The 3rd of the 3 qualities inci- dent to the creature, –the property of darkness, whence proceed folly, ignorance &c.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ).鈥攕ee 啶むぎ啶膏 (tamas) above (4).

Derivable forms: 迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺岣� (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ啶�).

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tamas and 驳耻峁嘺 (啶椸啶�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ).鈥攎.

(-峁嘺岣�) The quality of darkness or ignorance. E. tamas, and 驳耻峁嘺 property.

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

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ):鈥擺=tamo-驳耻峁嘺] [from tamo > tam] m. the quality of darkness or ignorance (See tamas), [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ):鈥擺tamo-驳耻峁嘺] (峁嘺岣�) 1. m. Quality of darkness or ignorance.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ) [Also spelled tamogun]:鈥�(nm) one of the three qualities (viz. [sato驳耻峁嘺, rajo驳耻峁嘺, 迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺]) incidental to creation or the state of humanity, the quality of darkness or ignorance.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tam艒驳耻峁嘺 (嗖む伯喑嬥矖喑佮玻):鈥擺noun] a class of qualities as offensiveness, aggressiveness, meanness, greed, lust, moral impurity, etc., as one of the three main

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

罢补尘辞驳耻峁嘺 (啶むぎ啷嬥啷佮ぃ):鈥攏. Philos. the lowest of the three material qualities; typified by ignorance; darkness; and inertia;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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