Badarayana, Bādarāyaṇa: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण):—Also known as Vyāsadeva, he was begotten by Parāśara Muni through the womb of Satyavatī. He had a son named Śukadeva Gosvāmī. He had a brother named Vicitravīrya. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.21-24)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण).—Vyāsa; an incarnation of Acyuta; and who arranged the one Veda into different parts.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 1. 7; Matsya-purāṇa 14. 16.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (nāṭyaśāstra), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., Bādarāyaṇa) various roles suitable to them.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, 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).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) (“descendant of Badara”) is the name of a teacher in the Vaṃśa (list of teachers) at the end of the Sāmavidhāna Brāhmaṇa.
Source: Oxford Reference: Indian PhilosophyThe author or redactor to whom the Brahmasūtra (Vedāntasūtra) is attributed.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण).—[badaryāṃ bhavaḥ phak] Name of a sage said to be the author of the Śārīraka Sūtras of the Vedānta philosophy (generally identified with Vyāsa).
Derivable forms: bādarāyaṇaḥ (बादरायणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) or Vādarāyaṇa.—m.
(-ṇaḥ) An epithet of Vyasa, as the author of the Vedanta Sutra. E. badara, phak aff. of descent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBādarāyaṇa (बादरायण).—[masculine] [Name] of [several] men, [especially] of an ancient sage; [adjective] composed by B.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted in Mīmāṃsāsūtra 1, 1, 5. 5, 2, 19. 10, 8, 44. 11, 1, 64: Brahmasūtra.
2) Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण):—astronomer. Quoted by Bhaṭṭotpala Oxf. 329^a, by Viśvanātha Oxf. 338^a, in Prāyaścittamayūkha: Muhūrtadīpikā (?).
3) Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण):—Praśnavidyā jy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bādarāyaṇa (बादरायण):—[from bādara] m. ([patronymic] [from] badara; cf. [gana] naḍādi) Name of sub voce teachers and authors ([especially] of a sage identified with Vyāsa, said to be the author of the Vedānta-sūtras; of an astronomer; of the author of a Dharma-śāstra etc.), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 106 etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. written or composed by Bād°, [Catalogue(s)]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBādarāyaṇa (ಬಾದರಾಯಣ):—
1) [noun] Vēda Vyāsa, the celebrated sage who organised, classified and compiled the four vēdas, major Upaniṣads2) [noun] ಬಾದರಾಯಣ ಸಬಂಧ [badarayana sabamdha] bādarayaṇa sambandha a relation between two things or persons, the source of which is very remote.
3) [noun] an imaginary relation.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Badarayanaprashna, Badarayanaprashnavidya, Badarayanasambandha, Badarayanasiddhamta, Badarayanasutra.
Full-text (+243): Brahmasutra, Badari, Anevam, Badarayanasutra, Badarayani, Jnashakti, Audulomi, Upasripya, Mokshayitavya, Vadarayana, Tarkavid, Yathetam, Asamanjasya, Garbhagrahartava, Jivastikaya, Gunadhana, Pracurya, Mimamsa, Badarayanaprashna, Vyasa.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter IV, Section III, Adhikarana III < [Section III]
Chapter IV, Section III, Adhikarana VI < [Section III]
Chapter III, Section II, Adhikarana VIII < [Section II]
The Concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
Authorship and Date of Brahma Sutra < [April 1971]
Is Vyasa the Same as Badarayana? < [April – June and July – September, 1996]
The Ancient Tamil Civilisation < [January-February 1931]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.13.20 < [Chapter 13 - The Liberation of Pūtanā]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 4.4.7 (correct conclusion) < [Adhikaraṇa 3 - Sūtras 5-7]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.4.19 (correct conclusion, continued) < [Adhikaraṇa 1 - Sūtras 1-20]
Brahma-Sūtra 1.3.33 < [Adhikaraṇa 8 - Sūtras 31-33 (opponent’s view)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
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