Candragomin: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Candragomin means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandragomin.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarCandragomin (चन्द्रगोमिन्).—Named also चन्द्र (candra), a Buddhist scholar who has written an easy Sanskrit Grammar based on the Astadhyayi of Panini. He is believed to have lived in North India in the fifth century A.D. See चन्द्र (candra).
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismCandragomin (880-800 BCE) or Chandragomin born in a Kshatriya family in Varendra region of Bangladesh. He debated with Chandrakirti for years in Nalanda. It may be noted that historians have mistakenly identified Chandragomin to be the author of Chāndra-vyakarana. Bhartrihari I, the author of Vākyapadiya refers to the treatise of Chandracharya (Chandracharyadibhih punah 2- 486). He mentions many 33 grammarians like Vaiji, Saubhava, Haryaksha and Chandracharya who started their own schools of grammar disregarding the grammar of Patanjali.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumCandragomin (चन्द्रगोमिन्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Candravyākaraṇa. Pārāyaṇa. Quoted by Kṣīrasvāmin in Kṣīrataraṅgiṇī. Liṅgakārikā or Liṅgānuśāsana. Quoted by Purushottamadeva in Varṇadeśanā, by Ujjvaladatta and Rāyamukuṭa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandragomin (चन्द्रगोमिन्):—[=candra-gomin] [from candra > cand] m. Name of a grammarian (also called Candra), [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 2.]
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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: Gomin, Candra.
Full-text: Candra, Lingakarika, Candapandita, Tolkappiyam, Uktartha, Candravyakarana, Candracarya, Gomin, Paribhashasegraha.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Candragomin, Candra-gomin; (plurals include: Candragomins, gomins). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Sections 184-185 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 67 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Text Section 40 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 26 - Bu ston < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 25 - Rgwa lo < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Kṣīrasvāmin and other schools of Sanskrit grammar (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects]
Amarakośodghāṭana (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Historical Elements (1): Literary Source < [Chapter 2 - History and Historical elements]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Teachers and Pupils in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 1.5 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]