Yashovati, 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨, 驰补艣辞惫补迟颈, 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨, Yashasvati: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 and 驰补艣辞惫补迟颈 and 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 can be transliterated into English as Yasasvati or Yashasvati or Yasovati or Yashovati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む).鈥擳he name of 莫艣膩na鈥檚 city. Dev墨 Bh膩gavata, 8th Skandha mentions that god 莫艣膩na, the ruler of the north-eastern part, lives in the city called 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨.
2) 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む).鈥擜 princess. (See under Ekav墨ra).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index驰补艣辞惫补迟颈 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶むた).鈥擳he sabh膩 of I艣膩na in the eighth slope of Meru; bright with lustrous gold.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 34. 91.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む) refers to the city of Hara, situated on the north-eastern lower slope of mount Meru, according to Par膩khyatantra 5.66. Meru is the name of a golden mountained situated in the middle of nine landmasses (苍补惫补办丑补峁囜笉补): Bh膩rata, Hari, Kimpuru峁, Ramyaka, Rama峁嘺, Kuru, Bhadr膩艣va, Ketum膩la and Il膩v峁泃a. Together these 办丑补峁囜笉补蝉 make up the continent known as 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补.
驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 is also known by the name Ya艣ask膩 or Sukh膩vah膩, and is mentioned in various other sources, eg., the Svacchanda-tantra 10.132-136, Kira峁嘺-膩gama 8.51-54, M峁沢endra-膩gama vidy膩p膩da 13.47-54, Sarvaj帽膩nottara-tantra adhvaprakara峁嘺 34-36 and Mata峁単a-膩gama vidy膩p膩da 23.60-63
The Par膩khyatantra is an old 艢aiva-siddh膩nta tantra dating from before the 10th century.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kath膩sarits膩gara驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啶膏啶掂い啷�) is the wife of Satyavrata: a Br膩hman from the M膩lava country, according to the Kath膩sarits膩gara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 said to 艢r墨dar艣ana: 鈥�... I am the well-born wife of a Br膩hman here, named Satyavrata, who was a servant of the king鈥檚, and my name is 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨. And after my husband died, the compassionate king gave me the fourth part of his salary to live upon, as I had not a son to support me鈥�.
The Kath膩sarits膩gara (鈥榦cean of streams of story鈥�), mentioning 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 , 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.
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�.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira驰补艣辞惫补迟颈 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶むた) refers to a country belonging to 鈥淯ttaratas or Uttarade艣a (northern division)鈥� classified under the constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada, according to the system of 碍奴谤尘补惫颈产丑腻驳补, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it膩 (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var膩hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bh膩ratavar峁 and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from K峁泃tik膩. The constellations of 艢atabhi峁j, P奴rvabh膩drapada and Uttarabh膩drapada represent the northern division consisting of [i.e., 驰补艣辞惫补迟颈] [...]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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A Study驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む) refers to one of the 52 rays of the Svadhi峁ａ弓h膩na-Cakra which (together with the 56 rays of the M奴l膩dh膩ra) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to 艢a峁卥ar膩c膩rya鈥檚 Saudaryalahar墨.鈥擜ccordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by S膩dhaka) as dwelling above the six 膧dh膩racakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the 艣补产诲补辫谤补辫补帽肠补 or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with 丑补峁� and 蝉补岣�, Ny膩sa should be performed for 艢r墨cakrap奴j膩.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む) is the name of Vidy膩r膩j帽墨 (i.e., 鈥渨isdom queen鈥�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨).
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啶膏啶掂い啷�) is the wife of Sanmati, who is a kulakara (law-giver) according to Digambara sources. The kulakaras (similair to the manus of the Brahmanical tradition) figure as important characters protecting and guiding humanity towards prosperity during ancient times of distress, whenever the 办补濒辫补惫峁沰峁 (wishing tree) failed to provide the proper service.
These law-givers and their wifes (e.g., 驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨) are listed in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagav补迟墨s奴tra and 闯补尘产奴诲惫墨辫补praj帽apti in 艢vet膩mbara, or the Tiloyapa峁囜箛atti and 膧dipur膩峁嘺 in the Digambara tradition.
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
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む) or Ya艣odhar膩.鈥�1, 艢膩kyamuni's wife: Lalitavistara 95.9 (prose, no v.l.). Cf. also Ya艣av补迟墨 (m.c.?).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary驰补艣补蝉惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啶膏啶掂い啷�):鈥擺=测补艣补蝉-惫补迟墨] [from ya艣as-vat > ya艣as] f. (补迟墨) Name of a woman, [Kath膩sarits膩gara]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 驰补艣辞惫补迟墨 (啶ざ啷嬥さ啶む):鈥擺=ya艣o-v补迟墨] [from ya艣o-vat > ya艣o > ya艣as] f. Name of various women, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹�; V膩savadatt膩, [Introduction]]
2) [v.s. ...] (mc. also 补迟墨) of a district (originally a stream), [Var膩ha-mihira鈥檚 B峁沨at-sa峁僪it膩]
3) [v.s. ...] of a mythical town on mount Meru, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusYa艣艒vati (嗖捕喑嬥驳嗖む部):鈥�
1) [noun] a woman of repute.
2) [noun] a woman of wealth.
3) [noun] a successful woman.
4) [noun] that which is very famous.
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: Yaso, Yashas, Vati.
Full-text: Yashasvant, Yasavati, Yashomati, Yashodhara, Manovati, Tejovati, Satyavrata, Yashaska, Samadhi, Sukhavaha, Gandhavati, Ashtadikpalaka, Amaravati, Gonanda, Meru, Kulakara.
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