Yamadanda, Yama-danda, Yamadamda, 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补: 13 definitions
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Yamadanda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: N膩峁瓂a-艣膩stra驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ) is a Sanskrit word referring to the rod of Yama. Acording to the N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra 1.82-88, when Brahm膩, Indra and all other gods went to inspect the playhouse (苍腻峁瓂补尘补峁囜笉补辫补) designed by Vi艣vakarm膩, he assigned different deities for the protection of the playhouse itself, as well as for the objects relating to dramatic performance (prayoga).
As such, Brahm膩 assigned 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 to the door-frame (threshold, 诲别丑补濒墨). The protection of the playhouse was enacted because of the jealous Vighnas (malevolent spirits), who began to create terror for the actors.
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ) refers to 鈥淵ama鈥檚 staff鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.5 (鈥淜膩rttikeya is crowned鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after the K峁泃tik膩s spoke to K膩rttikeya: 鈥淸...] Then 艢iva, the lord of the universe, following the worldly convention delightedly placed K膩rttikeya on a beautiful gemset throne. [...] Then Indra gave him a lordly elephant and a thunderbolt. The lord of the waters, Varu峁嘺, gave him a white umbrella and a necklace of gems to wear. The sun gave him a chariot as fast as the mind and a coat of mail with great equipments; Yama his own staff (测补尘补诲补峁囜笉补): the moon a vessel full of nectar. [...]鈥�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ).鈥擜n 补诲丑颈办腻谤补.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 225. 16; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 108. 4.
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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ) or 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补loke艣vara refers to number 33 of the 108 forms of Avalokite艣vara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
础肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测,鈥�
鈥湷鄄钩静够宀贯箛岣嵅� is one-faced and six-armed, and sits in the Lalita attitude on a lotus. His three right hands hold the sword, the lotus and the Vajra, while his three left display the fruit, the bowl of gems and an unspecified mudr膩 (Kara峁嘺 ?)鈥�.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named 鈥渢he 108 names of Avalokiteshvara鈥�, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions. Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Pa眉macariu驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ) participated in the war between 搁腻尘补 and 搁腻惫补峁嘺, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva鈥檚 Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺pur膩峁嘺) chapter 57ff. 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴 or 厂惫补测补尘产丑奴deva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular 搁腻尘补 story as known from the older work 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 (written by 痴腻濒尘墨办颈). Various chapters [mentioning 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as 补办峁耻丑颈峁嚹玸) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ) refers to the door-keeper of La峁卥膩, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.7 [The killing of 搁腻惫补峁嘺] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淎fter reciting this hymn of praise to 艢膩nti, the lord of La峁卥膩, occupying a jeweled slab before (him), began to subdue the vidy膩, holding a rosary. Then Mandodar墨 said to the door-keeper, 驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补: 鈥楢ll the people of the city must be devoted to the Jinas鈥� religion for eight days. Whoever will not do this, of him there will be punishment consisting of death鈥擯roclaim this in La峁卥膩 by beat of drums鈥� [...]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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary测补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵啶�).鈥攎 (S) The punishment inflicted upon sinners by Yama.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ).鈥擺masculine] Yama's rod.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ):鈥擺=测补尘补-诲补峁囜笉补] [from yama > yam] m. Y掳鈥檚 rod, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺; Kath膩sarits膩gara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusYamada峁冡笉a (嗖伯嗖︵矀嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the mace of Yama, the God of Death and righteousness.
2) [noun] any of the punishments awarded by Yama.
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驰补尘补诲补峁囜笉补 (啶ぎ啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ):鈥攏. 1. Mythol. staff of Yama (the god of death); 2. intolerable blow; 3. one of the two kinds of lines found in a man's forehead;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yama, The, The, Te, Tanta.
Starts with: Yamadandalokeshvara.
Full-text: Dandayama, Yamadandalokeshvara, Khetaka, Praharanem, Yamadand, Asilata, Akanda.
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