Aitareya: 7 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Aitareya (ऐतरेय).—A great scholar with profound knowledge of the Vedas. Being a non-brahmin he was not able to learn the Vedas from a guru. In spite of this handicap he acquired considerable scholarship and wrote a learned commentary on the Ṛgveda. This commentary ranks high among the various commentaries on the Vedas.
2) Aitareya (ऐतरेय).—Son of Sage, Māṇḍuki by his first wife, Itarā. Being the son of Itarā he came to be called Aitareya. As a boy he was very pious and used to chant the mantra "Namo Bhagavate Vāsudevāya" frequently. But he was a shy and silent boy and his father mistook his silence to be a sign of stupidity. Dissatisfied with him and being desirous of having learned sons, Māṇḍuki married another woman named Piṅgā and had four sons by her who all became very learned. Once Itarā called her son and told him that his father regarded him as an unworthy son and was often twitting her using insulting words for having given birth to so unworthy a son. She then told him of her resolve to sacrifice her life. Aitareya then made an enlightening discourse to her and dissuaded her from her determination to commit suicide. Some time later Lord Viṣṇu appeared before them and blessed the mother and son. On the advice of Viṣṇu Aitareya participated in the yajña conducted by Harimedhya at Koṭitīrtha and there he made a learned speech on the Vedas. Harimedhya was so pleased with him that he gave his daughter in marriage to him. (See Skanda Purāṇa, Chapters 1, 2 and 42).
The Purana (पुराण, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAitareya (ऐतरेय).—a. [itarā-ṭhak] Originating from Aitareya.
-yaḥ, -yam A descendant of Itarā (or Itara, a sage) to whom the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka were revealed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAitareya (ऐतरेय).—[masculine] [Name] of an ancient teacher (lit. descendant of Itarā); [adjective] coming from Aitareya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAitareya (ऐतरेय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—(?) Jones. 411.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aitareya (ऐतरेय):—[from aitara] m. a descendant of Itara or Itarā, Name of Mahidāsa (author of a Brāhmaṇa and Āraṇyaka called after him)
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. composed by Aitareya.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Starts with: Aitareyabrahmana, Aitareyajnanamrita, Aitareyaka, Aitareyaranyaka, Aitareyatmashatkopanishad, Aitareyavakyartha, Aitareyavrahmana, Aitareyopanishad.
Ends with: Mahaitareya.
Full-text (+1802): Aitareyaka, Aitareyin, Aitareyabrahmana, Dvarapa, Hotraka, Prajnanam Brahma, Mahidasa, Ukthamukha, Abhyavani, Badhva, Nyunkhya, Svargayana, Daivavridha, Antastya, Aviparihrita, Sauyavasi, Aitareyaranyaka, Abhyalpa, Avadavada, Avacatnuka.
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Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
4. The Date and Number of the Upaniṣads < [Chapter 2 - The concept of Mind in the Pre-Upaniṣadic Literature]
9(a). The Concept of Mind in the Aitareyopaniṣad < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
6. The Psychological aspects in the Aitareyopaniṣad < [Chapter 5 - The Psychological aspects as reflected in the Upaniṣads]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Concept of Oneness in the Upanishads (study) (by Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya)
Concept of Oneness in Aitareya Upaniṣad < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Oneness in Ṛgvedic Upaniṣads]
Classification of the Upaniṣad < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Position of Upaniṣads in Vedic and Philosophical Literature < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - The twelve-syllabled Mantra < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 39 - Specific Dharmas of Four Yugas < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Somasaṃsthā (1): Agniṣṭoma < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Somasaṃsthā (4): Ṣoḍaśī < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Part 2.1: Types of Sacrifices in General (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Contents of the Brāhmaṇas of the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 1 - A brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Legends of the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 1 - A brief outline of the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
Special position and Political significance of the Sacrifice < [Chapter 3 - Political Importance]
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