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Trinayana, Tri-nayana, հԲⲹ: 16 definitions

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Trinayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trinayana in Purana glossary
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Trinayana (त्रिनय�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. XIV.8.26, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning Trinayana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trinayana in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

հԲⲹ (त्रिनयना) refers to “she who has three eyes�, according to the Śrīmatottara-tantra, an expansion of the Kubjikāmatatantra: the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, while describing Trikhaṇḍā: “[...] She has three sections, three faces, a divine form and large belly. She has three eyes on each face [i.e., ٰԲⲹtritrikair nayanair yuktā] and is blissful with wine. (The face) in front is white like snow, a jasmine flower or the moon. Content and tranquil, its gaze is immersed in subtle contemplation and, radiant with divine jewels, is adorned with jewel earrings. [...]�.

: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)

հԲⲹ (त्रिनयना) refers to “she who is three-eyed� and is used to describe Goddess Kāmeśvarī, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] May the goddess Kāmeśvarī, who dwells at the front angle [of the central triangle], give me all objects of my desire. She is three-eyed (ٰԲⲹ), her eyes are beautiful and her limbs are ruddy. She has the crescent moon on her crest. She looks beautiful with her four hands marked with a snare together with a goad, a plate with the nectar of immortality, the gesture of boon-giving, and the gesture of safety. [...]�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) 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.

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trinayana in Shaivism glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Trinayana (त्रिनय�) refers to the “three-eyed one� and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Ჹܻ󲹲ٴdzٰ verse 34-35.—Accordingly, “The visitation of the wives of the distinguished sages in the Pine Park, the oblation with seed in Fire, the twilight dance: Your behaviour is not reprehensible. O Three-eyed one (trinayana)! The doctrines of the world do not touch those who have left worldly life, having passed far beyond the path of those whose minds are afflicted by false knowledge. The gods all wear gold and jewels as an ornament on their body. You do not even wear gold the size of a berry on your ear or on your hand. The one whose natural beauty, surpassing the path [of the world], flashes on his own body, has no regard for the extraneous ornaments of ordinary men�.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trinayana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

trinayana (त्रिनय�).—a (S) ٰōԲ a (S) Trinoculous, having three eyes--Shiva &c.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

trinayana (त्रिनय�).�m Having three eyes. An epithet of Shiva.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Trinayana (त्रिनय�).—epithets of Śiva; R.3. 66; Kumārasambhava 3.66;5.72.

Trinayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and nayana (नय�). See also (synonyms): trinetra, trilocana.

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հԲⲹ (त्रिनयना).—Pārvatī.

հԲⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and Բⲹ (नयना).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Trinayana (त्रिनय�).�m., name of a region (janapada; in the south): Ҳṇḍū 126.26.

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

Trinayana (त्रिनय�).—mfn.

(-Բ�-ī-Բ�) Three-eyed, tri-ocular. m.

(-Բ�) A name of Siva. E. tri three, and nayana an eye; this deity is represented with a third eye in his forehead; also similar compounds, as tridṛ�, trinetra, tryakṣa, &c.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trinayana (त्रिनय�).—ٰṇaⲹԲ ٰṇaⲹԲ and trinayana, adj. having three eyes, epithet of Śiva, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 53; Ѳٲ 14, 207.

Trinayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and nayana (नय�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trinayana (त्रिनय�).—[adjective] three-eyed, [masculine] [Epithet] of Rudra-Śiva.

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

1) Trinayana (त्रिनय�):—[=tri-nayana] [from tri] m. = -ṛ�, [Ѳٲ xiv; Rāmāyaṇa; Pāṇinīya-śikṣ�; Meghadūta] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town, [Kṛṣṇakrī�.]

3) հԲⲹ (त्रिनयना):—[=tri-Բⲹ] [from tri-nayana > tri] f. Durgā, [DevīP.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Trinayana (त्रिनय�):—[tri-nayana] (Բ�) 1. m. A name of Shiva.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Trinayana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

հṇaⲹԲ (ತ್ರಿಣಯ�):—[noun] = ತ್ರಿನೇತ್� - [trinetra -] 2.

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Trinayana (ತ್ರಿನಯ�):—[noun] = ತ್ರಿನೇತ್� - [trinetra -] 2.

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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.

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