Manovega, Manovegā, Manas-vega: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Manovega means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Manoveg.
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramManovega (मनोवेग) refers to the “force of the mind”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Śāmbhavī, the supreme (goddess) Khañjī is ever active (nityoditā) and without defect. [...] O Lord of the gods, she who is auspicious and supreme is attained by the teacher’s grace (prasāda). The crooked (Kuṇḍalinī), the milch cow of passion, she is the supreme energy who oozes (nectar). She is light, (perfectly white like) cow's milk, snow and a jasmine flower and, full of the supreme nectar, she fills the triple world along with all that moves and is immobile. O sinless one, (she is) the Transmental who abides having pervaded the universe with the force of the mind (manovega)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesManovega (मनोवेग) refers to a “rush of thought”, according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [A practitioner,] devoting himself to the yoga of the donkey-formed, can stop a rush of thought (manovega). [The channel of] the balanced bodily constituents is well meditated on the seat [located] at the top of a mountain (viz, at the top of the head). [It] faces downwards, appears to be the stalk of a lotus, and runs to all [regions in one’s body] as [spreading] streaks of lightning. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyManovegā (मनोवेगा) (or Śyāmā, Acyutā) is the name of the Yakṣiṇī accompanying Padmaprabha: the sixth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—The books of Jainism assign to the sixth Tīrthaṃkara Padmaprabha the cihna or iconographic cognizance of a red lotus. His Kevala tree is called the Chatrābha. The attendant spirits are named Kusuma and Śyāmā (Digambara: Manovegā). The chowri-bearer, generally the contemporary king, is Yamadyuti by name.
The Yakṣiṇī of Padmaprabha is known to the Śvetāmbaras as Acyutā or Syāmā and to the Digambaras as Manovegā. The Śvetāmbara image is canonically represented as riding a man and holding, in her four hands, Varada, Vīṇā, bow and Abhaya. The Digambara Yakṣiṇī Manovegā has a horse as her vehicle, and holds a sword, lance, fruit, and Vara-mudrā. The name Acyutā or Syāmā may have, most probably, originated from Acyutā or Viṣṇu or Śyāmā. Her Vīṇā symbolwould qualify her as a Vidyādevī, almost a derivative of Acyutā who like the Digambara Manovegā, rides a horse and holds a sword, arrow etc. Her vehicle of a man, undoubtedly, makes up her character as a Yakṣiṇī as Yakṣa is proverbially a man-rider or Nara-vāhana. Manovegā or “swift as mind” is aptly symbolised by the vehicle of a horse known for its swiftness.
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraManovegā (मनोवेगा) is the mother of Aśokalatī, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “One day Rāvaṇa went for amusement to the mountain Megharava which has wings, as it were, with layers of Clouds clinging to its sides. He saw six thousand Khecara-maidens bathing in a pool there like Apsarases in the Ocean of Milk. Desiring a husband, they looked at him with affection, their lotus-eyes wide-open, like day-blooming lotuses looking at the sun. Casting aside modesty at once, afflicted by strong love, they themselves asked him, ‘Be our husband.’ Among these was [e.g., Aśokalatī, daughter of Manovegā and Budha, ...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymanōvēga (मनोवेग).—m (S) The speed of thought. Ex. ēkavīsa padmēṃ daḷa ghēūna || manōvēgēṃ nighālā ||; also manōvēgā māgēṃ ṭākuni || hanumanta jāta vēgēṃ gaganīṃ ||.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmanōvēga (मनोवेग).—m The speed of thought.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryManovega (मनोवेग).—quickness of thought.
Derivable forms: manovegaḥ (मनोवेगः).
Manovega is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manas and vega (वेग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Manovega (मनोवेग):—[=mano-vega] [from mano > man] m. speed or velocity of thought, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a hero, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryManovega (मनोवेग) [Also spelled manoveg]:—(nm) a passion; impulse; -[prerita] impulsive.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusManōvēga (ಮನೋವೇಗ):—
1) [noun] = ಮನೋಜವ [manojava].
2) [noun] (yoga.) a kind of super-human power that enables a person to move instantly from one place to another distant place.
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)
Full-text: Manavekam, Manoveg, Shyama, Ashokalati, Pushpayaksha, Chatrabha, Yamadyuti, Acyuta, Paramamrita, Hanuruha, Hima, Budha, Gokshira, Kusuma, Padmaprabha.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
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