Vijitendriya, Vijita-indriya, Vijitemdriya: 8 definitions
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Vijitendriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who has controlled his senses鈥�, and is used to describe 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.19 (鈥淛alandhara鈥檚 emissary to 艢iva鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Jalandhara said to R膩hu: 鈥淥 R膩hu of great intellect, most excellent of my emissaries, go to the mountain Kail膩sa, O accomplisher of all activities. A sage and a Yogin named 艢iva lives there. He has matted locks of hair. He is detached. He has controlled his senses (vijitendriya). His body is smeared with ashes. O messenger, you shall go there and tell the detached Yogin 艢iva with matted locks of hair, fearlessly. [...]鈥�.
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who has conquered the senses鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淣ow, a Yog墨 who has conquered the senses (vijitendriya) should accomplish mastery of posture. Those whose posture is very steady do not tire, even slightly, in absorption鈥�.
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, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�).鈥�a. having the organs of sense subdued or controlled.
Vijitendriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vijita and indriya (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶苦く).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-测补岣�-测腻-测补峁�) Of subdued organs or passions. E. vijita and indriya an organ of sense.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�).鈥擺adjective] having the organs subdued.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�):鈥擺=vi-jitendriya] [from vi-jita > vi-ji] 2. vi-jitendriya mfn. one who has the organs of sense or passions subdued, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Y膩j帽avalkya; R膩m膩ya峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijitendriya (啶掂た啶溹た啶む啶ㄠ啶︵啶班た啶�):鈥擺vijite+ndriya] (ya岣�-y膩-ya峁�) a. Of subdued senses.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVijit膿峁僤riya (嗖掂部嗖溹部嗖む硣嗖傕拨喑嵿舶嗖苦帛):鈥擺noun] a man who has subdued his sensual passions.
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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Partial matches: Vijita, Jitendriya, Vi, Indriya.
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