Brahmasiddhi: 5 definitions
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Brahmasiddhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraBrahmasiddhi (ब्रह्मसिद्धि) is the name of a Muni (hermit), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 67. Accordingly as Naravāhanadatta said to Lalitalocanā: “... there lived in a certain wood of ascetics a hermit, named Brahmasiddhi, who possessed by meditation supernatural power, and near his hermitage there was an old female jackal dwelling in a cave”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Brahmasiddhi, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, 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 ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBrahmasiddhi (ब्रह्मसिद्धि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta, by Maṇḍanamiśra (Sureśvara). Quoted by Citsukha in Pratyaktattvadīpikā, by Madhusūdana Sarasvatī Oxf. 226^b.
—[commentary] Brahmasiddhivyākhyāratna by Ānandapūrṇa. Sūcīpattra. 57.
—[commentary] Tattvasamīkṣā by Vācaspatimiśra. Hall. p. 87.
1) Brahmasiddhi (ब्रह्मसिद्धि):—[=brahma-siddhi] [from brahma > brahman] m. Name of a Muni, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Vedānta [work]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Siddhi, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmasiddhivyakhyaratna.
Ends with: Advaitabrahmasiddhi.
Full-text: Vacaspati-mishra, Brahmasiddhivyakhyaratna, Bhavashuddhi, Abhiprayaprakashika, Advaitabrahmasiddhi, Advaitadarpana, Tattvasamiksha, Anandapurna, Citsukha, Sureshvara acarya, Mandana Mishra, Mahishmati, Vishvarupa.
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Search found 10 books and stories containing Brahmasiddhi, Brahma-siddhi; (plurals include: Brahmasiddhis, siddhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Maṇḍana, Sureśvara and Viśvarūpa < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 9 - Maṇḍana (a.d. 800) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 23 - Vimuktātman (a.d. 1200) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System (by Sasikumar. B)
Chapter 2.5 - Vācaspati Miśra—Works on Advaita Vedānta
Chapter 2 - Vācaspati Miśra—His life, date and works (introduction)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXVIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
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