Naigamesha, Naigameśa, Naigameṣa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Naigameśa and Naigameṣa can be transliterated into English as Naigamesa or Naigamesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesNaigameśa (नैगमेश) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.60.23) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Naigameśa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: The Jaina IconographyNaigameṣa (नैगमेष) or Harinegameṣī is the name of a deity commonly depicted in Jaina art and iconography.—Harinegameṣī or Naigameṣa is represented in Jaina religious art, as a male figure, either with the head of a ram or antelope or a goat. We have the noteworthy example of the god’s icon in the Jaina antiquities of Mathurā. In this, Naigameṣa is represented as bearing a goat’s head. The god with his variant names is mentioned in the Kalpa-sūtra, Nemināthacarita and Antagaḍadasāo. He is primarily the captain of the foot forces of Indra, at whose command, he transferred the embryo of Mahāvīra from the body of the Brāhmaṇī Devanandā to the womb of Kṣatriyāṇī Triśalā. Hence, he acquired the power of granting the boon of child-birth. Thus, we find him in later literature, connected with the procreation of children. He is known to have two aspects, one beneficent another malevolent.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNaigameśa (नैगमेश).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 55.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaigameṣa (नैगमेष):—m. Name of a demon with the head of a ram (supposed to seize or injure children), [Atharva-veda] (cf. [preceding] and nejameṣa).
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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)
Full-text: Harinaigumeshin, Nejamesha, Naigameya, Harinegamesi, Graha.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Bhūtas and Grahas < [Chapter 8]
Sushruta Samhita, Volume 6: Uttara-tantra (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXXVI - Treatment of an attack by Naigamesha < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Chapter XXVII - Specific features of nine malignant Grahas < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Chapter XXXVII - Origin of nine Grahas < [Canto II - Kaumarabhritya-tantra (pediatrics, gynecology and pregnancy)]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Jainism in Ancient Bengal < [Chapter 3 - Historical Background of Jainism in Ancient Bengal]
Geographical as well as Geo-political unit of Zone III < [Chapter 2 - Geographical Setting of the Study Area]
The General Study of Jainism < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Installation of the Liṅga (Pratiṣṭhita or Liṅgasthāpana) < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 101 - Destruction of Kāma (madanadāha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jain Iconography in Odisha (Introduction) < [Chapter 6]