Vitasta, 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, Vitashta: 17 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥擭ame of a river originating from Him膩laya, a holy mountain (kulaparvata) in Bh膩rata, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 85. There are settlements (janapada) where 膧ryas and Mlecchas dwell who drink water from these rivers.
Bh膩rata is a region south of Hem膩dri, once ruled over by Bharata (son of 峁氠梗abha), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back to Sv膩yambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahm膩, who was in turn created by N膩r膩ya峁嘺, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥擜 river famous in the Pur膩峁嘺s. Mention is made about this river in 峁歡veda. Important rivers mentioned in 峁歡veda are, Kubh膩, Sindhu, Suv膩stu 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, Asikn墨, Paru峁ａ箛墨, 艢atadr奴, Sarasvat墨 and Yamun膩. These rivers were more important than the Ganges in those days. Mention is made about the Ganges only once in 峁歡veda. Perhaps the 膧ryans were not acquainted with the Gangetic basin in those days. The region from the rivers Kubh膩 to Yamun膩 was 膧ryade艣a (the country of the 膧ryans). The information about this river 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 given in 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 is given below:鈥�
(i) The river 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 is the same river as Jhelum in Kashmir. The deity (goddess) of this river stays in the palace of Varu峁嘺 and praises him. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Sabh膩 Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 19).
(ii) By worshipping the Devat膩s and the Manes after taking bath in this river, one could obtain the fruits of performing the sacrifice V膩japeya. In Kashmir, Tak峁ka the King of the N膩gas has a famous palace known as Vitasta. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Vana Parva, Chapter 82, Stanza 39).
(iii) Once four hundred horses with black ears, owned by Brahmins were caught in the current of this river and carried away. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Udyoga Parva, Chapter 119, Stanza 8).
(iv) If anybody bathes in the waves of the river 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, with vow and fasts, for seven days he would become as pure as a hermit. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 7).
(v) Once P膩rvat墨 made a speech before 艢iva on the duties of women, after receiving advice from rivers. The river 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 was one of the rivers which advised P膩rvat墨. (惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 Anu艣膩sana Parva, Chapter 146, Stanza 18).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥擜 river in Bh膩rata var峁 from the Him膩layas;1 sacred to the pit峁泂.2
- 1) Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 V. 19. 18; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 12. 15; 16. 25; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 45. 90; Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 114. 21.
- 2) Ib. 22. 36.
1b) One of the sixteen wives of Havyav膩hana;1 in the chariot of Tripur膩ri.2
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. II.9.19, II.9, III.80, VI.10.15, VIII.30.35). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) is the name of a river on whose banks was the famous city of 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 27. Accordingly, 鈥渢here was once a city named Tak峁艣il膩 on the banks of the 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, the reflection of whose long line of palaces gleamed in the waters of the river, as if it were the capital of the lower regions come to gaze at its splendour.鈥�
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Narav膩hanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑补谤补蝉 (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Gu峁嚹佱笉hya鈥檚 B峁沨atkath膩 consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) is the name a locality mentioned in 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 10th-century K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩.鈥擳he River Jhelum.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩straVitasta (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い) or Vitastam膩rga refers to one of the four 尘腻谤驳补蝉, comprising a set of rules used in the playing of drums (辫耻峁补谤补) [with reference to M峁沝a峁単a, Pa峁嘺va and Dardura] according to the 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 chapter 33. Accordingly, 鈥淭he 惫颈迟补蝉迟补-尘腻谤驳补 relates to a combination of strokes of 奴谤诲丑惫补办补, and the right face of 腻峁卥颈办补. Examples of the 惫颈迟补蝉迟补-尘腻谤驳补 strokes are takit膩n takit膩n sent膩峁� kinn膩n膩峁� ghisa峁僰et膩 idu hudu ket膩峁�. In the 惫颈迟补蝉迟补-尘腻谤驳补 [the groups of 补办峁谤补蝉] are gh膩ga ge峁僤r膩 taki ta gh峁� gh峁涐箙 ghro ki峁璱 ghe峁囜弓膩n g膩n dhi ki峁璱 ketth膩 tha kut膩 kit膩 kiri d膩m鈥�.
Also, 鈥渋n connexion with the Heroic, the Marvellous and the Furious Sentiments, they should be played in the 惫颈迟补蝉迟补-尘腻谤驳补鈥�.
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) is the name of a River, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 16) (鈥淥n the planets鈥�graha-bhaktiyoga鈥�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Venus presides over the town of Tak峁艣墨l膩, the countries of M膩rtt墨k膩vata, Bahugiri, G膩ndh膩ra, Pu峁al膩vataka, Prasthala, M膩lv膩, Kaikaya, D膩艣膩r峁嘺, U艣墨nara and 艢ibi; over the people living on the banks of the 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻, the Ir膩vat墨 and the Candrabh膩g膩; over chariots, silver mines, elephants, horses, elephant drivers and rich men; [...]鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (gita)Vitasta (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い) or Vitastam膩rga refers to one of the four M膩rgas or 鈥渨ays of playing drum鈥�, according to the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.鈥擜ccording to the 狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补 as well as the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, the 尘腻谤驳补蝉 are related in connection with their projection of different sentiments. The instruments should be played in different 尘腻谤驳补蝉 for the depiction of different sentiments. For example鈥擨n the projection of v墨ra, raudra and adbhuta rasas, the instruments have to be played in 惫颈迟补蝉迟补-尘腻谤驳补.
Gitashastra (啶椸啶むざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 驳墨迟补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) is the name of a river mentioned in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺 that is now known as Vyatha to the Ka艣m墨r墨s.鈥擳he 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 is the most important river of Ka艣m墨ra to give the country the appellation 鈥榁aitastika鈥�. The N墨lamata regards it as an incarnation of Um膩 who, at the request of Ka艣yapa, came bubbling forth as a river from a hole as big as a Vitasti made by 艢iva with his spear. Its traditional source is the N墨laku峁囜笉a called also 艢奴lagh膩峁璦 and 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻tra, but it is actually formed by the streams Sandran, Bring, 膧rapath and Lidar meeting in the plain close to Anantan膩ga near the village Khanabal. Below Khanabal, Vitasti receives several branches of the Ledari and passes the ancient 迟墨谤迟丑补蝉 of Vijaye艣vara and Cakradhara. About three miles further down it receives the united waters of the Ve艣au and the Remby膩ra and is thereafter united with the stream draining the ancient district of Hola岣嵞�.
Just before reaching 艢r墨nagar, the 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 is joined by the Mah膩sarit identified by me with the M膩hur墨 of the N墨lamata. After flowing over three miles within the city, the river flows at first to the north and then turning to the southwest, it receives the river Dugdhaga峁単膩.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥擭ame of a river in the Punjab called Hydaspes by the Greeks and now called Jhelum or Betust膩.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥攆.
(-蝉迟腻) Name of a river in the Punjab, known to the Greeks as the Hydaspes and now called the Jhelum.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥攆. The name of a river, [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹�] 5, 88; 271.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary痴颈迟补峁ａ弓补 (啶掂た啶むし啷嵿).鈥擺adjective] carved out, fashioned.
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痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�).鈥擺feminine] [Name] of a river (Hydaspes).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 痴颈迟补峁ａ弓补 (啶掂た啶むし啷嵿):鈥擺=惫颈-迟补峁ａ弓补] [from 惫颈-迟补办峁�] a mfn. hewn or carved out, planed, fashioned, [艢atapatha-br膩hma峁嘺]
2) [=惫颈-迟补峁ａ弓补] b See [column]2
3) Vitasta (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い):鈥擺=vi-tasta] mfn. (said to be [from] 鈭�迟补峁僺, or tas) = 耻辫补-办峁Ｄ箛补, [Nirukta, by Y膩ska iii, 21 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) 痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�):鈥擺=惫颈-迟补蝉迟腻] [from vi-tasta] a f. See below
5) [=惫颈-迟补蝉迟腻] [from vi-tasta] b f. Name of a river in the Panj膩b (now called Jhelum or Bitasta or Bihat = the Hydaspes or Bidaspes [Ptolemy] of the Greeks; it rises in Ka艣m墨r; cf. 辫补帽肠补-苍补诲补), [峁歡-veda; 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补] etc. (-tva n., [搁腻箩补迟补谤补峁単颈峁嚹玗)
6) [v.s. ...] = vi-tasti (in tri-vitasta q.v.)
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)痴颈迟补蝉迟腻 (啶掂た啶むじ啷嵿い啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 痴颈迟补迟迟丑腻.
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