Bhogavardhana: 5 definitions
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Bhogavardhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhogavardhana (भोगवर्धन).—The people of the southern country.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 58; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 127.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraBhogavardhana (भोगवर्धन) is the name of an ancient Guru, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as King Ghanaratha said:—“[...] After they (i.e., Candratilaka and Sūryatilaka) had heard this account of their former births, delighted, they bowed to the Muni (i.e., Sāgaracandra) and came here with devotion to see you, their father in a former birth. They arranged the meeting of the cocks, which was a means of seeing you, from curiosity, Master. Now, after they have gone to the Guru Bhogavardhana and have become mendicants, their karma destroyed, they will attain an imperishable abode”.
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, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhogavardhana (भोगवर्धन):—[=bhoga-vardhana] [from bhoga] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Varāha-mihira; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhoga, Vardhana.
Full-text: Tapi, Gomati, Vindhyadri, Virata, Gomatisalila, Parshvaga, Sutoya.
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (D): The Kaṭāccuris / Early Kalācuris < [Chapter 3]
3. The Donee Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 4: Story of the Vidyādharas < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]