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Sudarshana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

The Sanskrit term Sudarśana can be transliterated into English as Sudarsana or Sudarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Sudarshan.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: humindian: 108 names of Lord Krishna

One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "Handsome Lord"

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: SriMatham: Vaiṣṇava Iconology based on Pañcarātra Āgama

The Discus (cakra) is called sudarśana which means ‘pleasing-to-see’, it is usually shown in iconography with a hexagon in the center. The six points of the two triangles represent the six seasons in a yearly time cycle, in the center nave is the seed sound (bija) ‘hrim’, which represents the changeless, motionless center, the Supreme Cause. The interlocking triangles symbolise the union of the male and female elements of the Universe (puruṣa=prakṛti).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—He married of Oghavatī (Daugter of Oghavān). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)

2) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—Son of Dhruvasandhi (son of Puṣpa). He had a son named Agnivarṇa. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.5)

Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is another name for Pāvaka, one of the seven regions situated in Krauñcadvīpa, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 88. Krauñcadvīpa is one of the seven islands (dvīpa), ruled over by Jyotiṣmān, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A king of ancient India. He was a contemporary of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This king who was esteemed even by the gods, was once captured and made a prisoner by another king named Nagnajit. Śrī Kṛṣṇa defeated Nagnajit and all the other Kings and made this King free. This story occurs in Mahābhārata, Udyoga Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 75. (See full article at Story of Sudarśana from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)

2) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A king who took the side of the Kauravas and fought against the Pāṇḍavas in Kurukṣetra. This king was killed by Sātyaki. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 113, Verse 14).

3) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A king of Mālava. This king joined the side of the Pāṇḍavas in the battle of Bhārata and was killed by Aśvatthāmā. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 200, Verse 13).

4) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. In the battle of Bhārata, he attacked Bhīmasena and was killed by him. (Mahābhārata Śalya Parva, Chapter 27, Verse 31).

5) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—Son of Dhruvasandhi, king of Kosala. Manoramā was the mother of Sudarśana. (For further details see under Dhruvasandhi).

6) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—One of the five sons of Bharata. Bharata, the son of Ṛṣabha, had married Pañcajanī, the daughter of Viśvarūpa. Five sons named Sumati, Rāṣṭrabhṛt, Sudarśana, Āvaraṇa and Dhūmraketu were born to Bharata, who divided Bhārata among his five sons and went to Sālagrāma and did penance there and died. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 5).

7) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—The son born to god Fire by his wife Sudarśanā. (Sudarśanā was the daughter of Duryodhana (Nīla) of the dynasty of Ikṣvāku. For the story of her marriage see under Sudarśanā). Sudarśana, the son of Fire, married Oghavatī the daughter of Oghavān. That story is given below:—

Oghavān had two children a daughter named Oghavatī and a son named Ogharatha. Oghavān gave his daughter in marriage to Sudarśana who was wise and learned. The couple lived in Kurukṣetra. Once Sudarśana said to Oghavatī thus:— "You should honour guests in all ways. If it is the desire of a guest, you should not draw back from giving even your body. Whether I am present here or not a guest should not be insulted." Oghavatī promised to obey the order of her husband to the letter. Sudarśana had been trying to become victorious over Mṛtyu (Death) and so Death had been waiting to find out some vulnerable point in Sudarśana’s life. While Sudarśana had gone to cut firewood, a brahmin entered the hermitage and said to Oghavatī:— "If you do observe the duties of a house-holder show hospitality to me." Hearing this, Oghavatī welcomed the brahmin and performed the usual hospitality and asked him "What shall I do for you?" "Give yourself to me", was the answer. Seeing that the guest was not contented with the usual hospitalities and remembering the words of her husband, Oghavatī gave herself to the guest. Both of them entered the interior of the hermitage. At this moment Sudar ana returned with firewood, and looked for Oghavatī and called her aloud, several times. He got no reply. Then the Brahmin who was lying inside called out:—"Hei! Son of Fire! A guest has come. Your wife showed all kinds of hospitality. But I was not contented with them. Now she is offering herself to me."

8) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A Vidyādhara. Because of the curse of Aṅgiras, this Vidyādhara was changed into a mountain snake. That story occurs as follows in Bhāgavata, Skandha 9.

While Sudarśana was playing about in the world of Gods with some Gandharva damsels, Angiras and some other hermits came by that way. Sudarśana ridiculed them. Aṅgiras became angry and changed him to a mountain snake by a curse. Sudarśana prayed for liberation from the curse. Aṅgiras said that in Dvāparayuga, Mahāviṣṇu would incarnate as Śrī Kṛṣṇa and when Kṛṣṇa trod upon him, he would regain his original form."

Sudarśana became a big snake and began life in Ambāḍi. Once the people of Ambāḍi went to Devī forest and worshipped Maheśvara. They spent the night on the banks of the river Kālindī. In the night the snake mentioned above, caught hold of the leg of Nandagopa. Seeing the snake swallowing Nandagopa the rest of them crowded there and struck at the snake with burning faggots. But it was in vain. Finally Śrī Kṛṣṇa came, and gave the snake a thrash. Instantly Sudarśana got his old form. He went to the world of gods.

9) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A brahmin sinner who lived in the Tretāyuga. The moment he touched the water in which Viṣṇu washed his feet, he obtained remission of his sins and entered Vaikuṇṭha. This story which is given under, occurs in Padma Purāṇa, Brahma Khaṇḍa, Chapter 17.

There lived a brahmin sinner in Tretāyuga. He used to commit sins such as eating food on the eleventh lunar day, ridiculing conventional fast and vow, etc. When he died, the men of Yama took his soul to the world of Yama. At his order Sudarśana was laid in horrible excrements for the period of hundred Manvantaras. When he was released he was born on earth as a hog. Because he ate food on Harivāsara (a fast-day) he suffered hell for a long time. His next birth was that of a crow and lived on excrements. Once the crow drank the water which fell on the steps while washing the feet of Viṣṇu. The crow obtained remission of all its sins. On the same day it was caught in the net of a forestman and died. Then a divine chariot drawn by swans came and took the crow to the world of Viṣṇu.

10) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—The son of Dīrghabāhu who was born in the family of Manu. He conquered all the kingdoms and ruled as an emperor. The famous hermit Vasiṣṭha was his priest.

Once Devī Mahākālī appeared to him in a dream and said to him: "Very soon a flood will occur in the world. So go to the Himālayas with your wife and the priest Vasiṣṭha and stay there in a cave." According to the instruction of Devī, Sudarśana took everybody with him and went to the Himālayas.

The prophecy of Devī came true. The earth was filled with water. This deluge lasted for ten years. After that the earth resumed its original form and Sudarśana returned to Ayodhyā. (Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, 1, 1).

It is mentioned in Kālikā Purāṇa that Sudarśana had broken off a piece of a forest region of Himālaya and taken it to his country and founded on it the city called Khāṇḍavīnagara and that after a short period king Vijaya of the Bhairava dynasty killed king Sudarśana and became the ruler of the city. (Kālikā Purāṇa, 92).

11) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना).—A wife of God Fire. This Sudarśanā was the daughter of Duryodhana, the son of Durjaya of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. The mother of Sudarśanā was Narmadā. It is said that so beautiful a woman as Sudarśanā had never been born. The God Fire was once fascinated by the beauty of Sudarśanā who had been instructed to serve him, and wished to accept her as his wife. So he informed her of his desire. Being of a noble race, she said that a virgin ought to be given away by her parents. The God Fire approached the father of Sudarśanā and informed him of every thing. When he knew that the person who made the request was the God Fire, the king gave his daughter Sudarśanā as wife to the God. (Duryodhana had another name Nīla). In the Purāṇas there is another statement also that Nīla was the ruler of Māhiṣmatī. (See under Duryodhana II and Agni Para 8).

12) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—An island. This is another name of Jambūdvīpa. Once Sañjaya talked to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about this dvīpa (Island). (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 5).

13) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A tree in the Jambū island. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 7 that this tree was eleven thousand yojanas high.

14) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—(The Discus Sudarśana-weapon). General information. The weapon of Mahāviṣṇu. Two stories are seen about the origin of this weapon.

15) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—Indra had a chariot named Sudarśana. (Mahābhārata, Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 56, Verse 3).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to the “discus of Viṣṇu” (i.e., haricakra), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.16 (“Brahmā consoles the gods”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Brahmā: “[...] You are our final resort. You are our ruler, creator, and protector. But we are scorched in the fire of the name Tāraka. We are extremely agitated. Our ruthless activities against him have turned out to be weak and ineffective, even as medicinal herbs of great potency are rendered ineffective in an ailment brought about by the combination of all deranged humours. We had some hope of victory in Sudarśana the discus of Viṣṇu [i.e., haricakra]. But even that discus has become ineffective in his neck where it has fallen as though it were a floral offering to a deity”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—A weapon of Kṛṣṇa, known as Cakra;¹ reached Kṛṣṇa when Mathurā was besieged by Jarāsandha, and was used to kill Śatadhanvā;² sent to the sun and moon to ward off Rāhu's attack;³ presented to Ambarīṣa; fell upon Durvāsa when he raised a spirit to attack Ambarīṣa who begged to spare the sage and the Cakra did so;⁴ a weapon of Hari, at Kāśī.⁵

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 8. 13; III. 19. 22; VIII. 4. 19.
2) Ib. X. 50 11[2]; 57. 21.
3) Ib. V. 24. 3.
4) Ib. IX. 4. 28 & 48; 52. 11 & 12; XI. 27. 27; XII. 11. 14; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 28. 40. 66.
5) Matsya-purāṇa V. 29. 17; 30. 67; 33. 35; 34. 37.

1b) A son of Bharata.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 7. 3.

1c) The husband of Oghavatī and a sage, called on the dying Bhīṣma.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 18; I. 9. 7.

1d) A son of Dhurvasandhi and father of Agni varṇa (of Kuśa vaṃśa).^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 5; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 209; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 209; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 108.

1e) A Vidyādhara who mocked at Angirasa's ugliness and was cursed to become a reptile until released by Kṛṣṇa; when he seized Nanda, Kṛṣṇa came to his rescue, and at his touch the serpent was transformed into the Vidyādhara. He bowed to the Lord and went to his region.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 34. 12-18; XI. 16. 19.

1f) A tīrtha visited by Balarāma.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 78. 19.

1g) A son of Puṇyajanī and Maṇibhadra; an Yakṣa.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 125; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 156.

1h) A Jambū tree (see ).^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 114. 74. Vāyu-purāṇa 285. 22.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. V.53.12) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sudarśana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) or Sudarśanacakra refers to Śiva’s discus (cakra), and is mentioned in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—The origin of Sudarśana-cakra is related in the Saurapurāṇa 37.14ff in connection with the killing of Jalandhara.—The myth of receiving the Sudarśana-cakra by Viṣṇu is related in the forty first chapter of the Saurapurāṇa. As the story goes there was a severe fight between the gods and the demons in which the gods were lamentably defeated and they sought the help of Viṣṇu. The gods prayed him to kill the Asuras by Sudarśana-cakra which was previously received from Śiva for killing the demon Jalandhara.

How Viṣṇu got the Sudarśana-cakra from Śiva is narrated by Sūta thus:—

“Lord Viṣṇu went to the Himālayas and estabilished there a Śivaliṅga. After due ceremonial works Viṣṇu worshipped Śiva by uttering his thousand names and offered one lotus to each name Bhava, Śarva etc. Śiva wishing to test his devotion took away one lotus. Finding one lotus short Viṣṇu tried to uproot one of his eyes to offer to Śiva. Being pleased with the steadfast devotion of Viṣṇu, Śiva appeared before him and offered him the divine Sudarśana-cakra for the welfare of the gods”.

Note: The Sudarśana-cakra is associated with Viṣṇukṛṣṇa as a weapon having twelve spokes , six navels and two yokes. It is described in detail in the Vāmanapurāṇa 56.24 ff. According to the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa 6.53. the Sudarśana-cakra has sixteen spokes and is very sharp edged. Even the sixteenth part of its lustre is not to be found in all the creatures taken together. According to the Skandapurāṇa 5.1.56.41-42 the Sudarśana-cakra was produced from the extra lustre of the sun taken out by Tvaṣṭṛ. According to the Śivapurāṇa the Sudarśana-cakra came out of the foot of Śiva who gave it to Viṣṇu.

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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.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—The son of king Dhruvasandhi (son of Puṣpa) of the Solar Dynasty and his first wife Manoramā. He was the eldest son and brother to Satrujit. See the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 3.14 (The glories of Devī).

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to a “good school”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—The teachings of the spiritual family of the goddess Kubjikā are a darśana. The Ṭīkā warns that those who belong to a different school—darśana—should not be present when certain a rite is performed. This privilege is reserved only for those who belong to a good school—sudarśana. Moreover, one should exert oneself to listen to the teaching of one’s own school (svadarśanamata). The bestower of liberation and worldly enjoyment, one should always observe it and ponder on

Source: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha Vyuha

Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Mahārudra in order to control the plague of demons created by Andhakāsura.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Mahārudra who shot arrows at him from his mahāpināka. when the arrows pierced the body of Andhakāsura, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Mahārudra created Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Sudarśanā] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.

Source: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandala

Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) refers to one of the various Mātṛkā-Śaktis created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Andhaka’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Andhakāsura attempted to abduct Girājanandinī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Andhakāsura and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable Mātṛkā-Śaktis [viz., Sudarśanā]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.

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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.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 57. The temple is mentioned as one of the nine temples being a favorite of Bhagavatī. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.

Sudarśana is also listed in the Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati which features a list of 52 temple types. This list represents the classification of temples in South-India.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: archive.org: Pratima Kosa Encyclopedia of Indian Iconography - Vol 6

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to one of the many varieties of the Śālagrāma (ammonite fossil stones).—The Sudarśana one cakra; or a mark resembling cakra. Śālagrāma stones are very ancient geological specimens, rendered rounded and smooth by water-currents in a great length of time. They (e.g., Sudarśana stones) are distinguished by the ammonite (śālā, described as “vajra-kīṭa”, “adamantine worms”) which having entered into them for residence, are fossilized in course of time, leaving discus-like marks inside the stone.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of a gambler from Viyogapura, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 52. Accordingly as Ambikā said to Jīvadatta in bodily form: “... the gambler [Sudarśana], before the eyes of Anaṅgaprabhā, soon stripped [Labdhavara] the teacher of dancing of all his wealth. Then Anaṅgaprabhā deserted her husband, who was stripped of all his fortune, as if in anger on that account, and threw herself into the arms of Sudarśana”.

The story of Sudarśana was told by Gomukha in order to demonstrate that “divine beings fall by virtue of a curse, and, owing to the consequences of their own wickedness, are incarnate in the world of men, and after reaping the fruit appropriate to their bad conduct they again go to their own home on account of previously acquired merit”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Sudarśana, 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.

Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of a merchant, as mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Accordingly, “In love with Sudarśana, Queen Abhayā, weary of her vain advances, has her forced to the castle by her maids. There, she takes revenge for her stubborn refusal by slandering him to King Dadhivāhana, her husband. But, a golden Yakṣa, attracted by his wife's recollection, intervenes and saves her, changing the sword of justice into a garland of flowers”.

Cf. Āvaśyakacūrṇi II 270.13-271.3; Āvasyakaniryukti (Haribhadra commentary) b.6-a.2.

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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’.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to a type of vegetable, according to the Mahābhārata Vanaparva 134.281, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The use of long bottle gourd, kālaśāka, śleṣmātaka, sudarśana, leaves of bamboo or karīra is interdicted in a śrāddha ceremony according to Mahābhārata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: Apam Napat: Indian Mythology

Sudarshana is a King of the solar dynasty, an ancestor of Rama. His father is Shankana and his son is Agnivarna.

Source: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Sudarsana (सुदर्सण): A warrior on the Kaurava army.

Source: New World Encyclopedia: Nimbarka

According to the Bhaviṣya Purāṇa, the incarnation (birth) of the Sudarśana Cakra (as Nimbārka) occurred, in the month of Kārtika on the evening of the full moon in the year 3096 B.C.E., at the time when the grandson of Arjuna was on the throne.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of the city of the Trāyastriṃśa gods according to appendix 8 of the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV).—The Trāyastriṃśa gods with Śakra as king live in the city of Sudarśana on the summit of Mount Meru. This city has four parks:

Caitraratha,
Pāruṣya,
Miśra,
Nandana.

2) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) or Mahāsudarśana is the name of a king belonging to the ‘sun-king lineage’ into which Buddha was previously born, mentioned in order to demonstrate the fearlessness of the Buddha according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XL.1.4. Accordingly, “The Buddha himself from the very beginning has always taken birth in the lineage of noble cakravartin kings. He was born into the families of the lineage of ‘sun kings’: king K’ouai-kien (Sudarśana), etc. This is why he has no fear”.

According to a footnote from the Mahāsudassana-suttanta embedded in the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XX):—Sudarśana is here rendered as Hi kien; elsewhere as Chan kien or Miao kien. This Cakravartin Mahāsudarśana belongs to the royal lineage of Mahāsaṃmata from which the Buddha came (cf. Dīpavaṃsa III.8; Mahāvaṃsa II.5; Mahāvastu I; etc.). In mythical times, he reigned in Kuśāvatī, in the actual location of Kuśinagara. This city and its splendid palaces are fully described in the various versions of the Mahāsudassanasuttanta mentioned above (see also Divyāvadāna; etc.). The Dharmaprāsāda was built following to the model of the Cakravartin’s city.

3) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is part of the group of Gods inhabiting the fourth dhyāna of the Rūpadhātu (or Brahmaloka): the second of the three worlds, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 32-34. The gods of the form realm (rūpadhātu), having fallen from the pure abodes (śuddhāvāsa), will again conceive sensual desire and will abide in the impure spheres.

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of a Nāga appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Śaya, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Nāga Sudarśana in Śaya], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is also the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Ujjayinī.

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is also the name of a Kumbhāṇḍa appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Campā.

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to the “beautiful one”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: ‘(25) [...] The one who never falls back from firm vigour, bravely conquers conceit, the māra, and enemies, and purifies the impurities of vices (kleśa) of oneself and others, I ask the beautiful one (sudarśana) for the sake of them. [...]’”.

context information

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to a group of deities (from the similarly-named heaven) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including the Sudarśanas).

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to the “beautiful mountain” and represents one of the “eight mountains” (parvata) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 125). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., sudarśana). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

2) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन, “clear-sighted”) refers one of the eighteen “gods of the form-realms” (rūpāvacaradeva) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 128).

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, an encyclopedic work on Buddhism written by Nāgārjuna. Sudarśana is possibly identified with Sudassana (son of Mahāpanāda and father of Mahāsudassana), according to the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw.

Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of Buddhism

Arya Mahasudarshana (1400-1320 BCE) or Sudarshana was the disciple of Arya Krishna. He was the son of Darshana and Kshatriya by birth. He belonged to Bharukachcha. Taranatha mentions that Arya Sudarshana visited Hingalaj temple in modern Balochistan. He preached Buddha doctrine there and ensured that no flesh or blood offered to Hingalaj Devi. Taranatha also mentions that Sudarshana spread Buddha Doctrine in Maha-China. Thus, it appears that Buddhism entered China in a limited form for the first time in the 14 th century BCE.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the father of Aranātha, the eighteenth of twenty-four Tīrthaṅkaras in Janism, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri). A Tīrthaṅkara is an enlightened being who has conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leaving behind him a path for others to follow.

Sudarśana’s wife is known as Devī, according to Śvetāmbara or Mitrā according to Digambara. It is an ancient Jain practice to worship the Tīrthaṅkara’s parents in various rites, such as the pratiṣṭhāvidhi.

2) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to a species of Graiveyaka gods, who are in turn a subclass of the Kalpātīta gods, according to Jain cosmological texts in both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition. The Kalpātīta (those born beyond heavens) represent a sub-species of the Vaimānika gods, which in turn represents the fourth main classification of devas (gods).

3a) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) is mentioned as the mother of Suprabha: the fourth Baladeva according to both Śvetāmbara and Digambara sources.

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the father of Aranātha: the eighteenth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—Aranātha’s father was a Kṣatriya prince of the lunar race, he was known by the name of Sudarśana. The Jina’s mother was queen Mitrasenā. Their capital was at Hastināpura, where Aranātha was born. This Jina also became an emperor. He obtained the name of Ara because his mother saw a dream of a wheel (Ara) of jewels.

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1a) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन), the son of Vijayā, is one of the nine white Baladevas, according to chapter 1.6 [ādīśvara-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: “[...] There will be nine white Baladevas, their (half-)brothers, sons of co-wives. [...] The fifth Baladeva will be named Sudarśana, with a life of seventeen lacs of years, son of Vijayā”.

1b) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) refers to one of the lotus-lakes situated near the four Añjana mountains, which are situated in the “middle world” (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3.—Accordingly, “In the four directions from each of the Añjana Mountains there are lotus-lakes, 100,000 yojanas square: [e.g., Sudarśanā, ...]. At a distance of 500 yojanas from each of them there are great gardens, 500 yojanas wide and 100,000 long, [...]. Within the lotus-lakes are the crystal Dadhimukha Mountains, [...] Between each two lotus-lakes there are 2 Ratikara Mountains so there are 32 Ratikara Mountains. On the Dadhimukha Mountains and on the Ratikara Mountains, there are eternal shrines of the Arhats, just as on the Añjana Mountains. [...]”.

1c) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of a cakra-jewel, according to chapter 2.4.—Accordingly, “Now, the cakra-jewel, named Sudarśana, arose in King Sagara’s armory, its rim made of gold, its spokes of lohitākṣa; wreathed with a circlet of small bells of variegated gold and jewels; possessing a joyful sound; adorned with spotless gems and pearls; with the hub made of diamond; beautified with a row of little bells; adorned with wreaths of flowers of all the seasons; anointed, standing in the sky, attended by a thousand Yakṣas. [...]”.

1d) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of an ancient Ṛṣi, according to chapter 4.3 [vimalanātha-caritra].—Accordingly:—“[...] Then King Dhanamitra lost his own kingdom and became in a moment a poor man’s son, as it were, unlucky and solitary. Wandering about without any money, unclean, wearing old clothes, like one possessed by demons, he was treated with contempt everywhere. One day, as he wandered here and there, he saw the Ṛṣi Sudarśana and drank in his sermon like a sick man, who has been made to fast, drinking soup. Enlightened, he adopted mendicancy in his presence and observed it for a long time (but) remembered also his contemptuous treatment. [...] ”.

1e) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of an ancient king from Hāstinapura, according to chapter 6.2 [aranātha-caritra].—Accordingly:—“Now, there is a very magnificent city, Hāstinapura, in Bhāratakṣetra in this Jambūdvīpa. [...] There Sudarśana, whose appearance was fair like the moon, was chief of kings, like Vṛtrahan of the gods. Dharma, attendance on whom was never abandoned—neither on the throne nor on the couch, neither in the city nor outside, was like a friend of his. [...]”.

1f) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of an ancient king from Vijayapura, according to chapter 6.3 [ānanda-puruṣapuṇḍarīka-bali-caritra].—Accordingly:—“In the city Vijayapura Sudarśana was king, fair as the moon, giving joy to the world. After hearing Jain doctrine from Muni Damadhara, his mind being disgusted with existence, he became a mendicant, practiced penance, and became a god in Sahasrāra”.

2) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) refers to one of the 32 mountains between the lotus-lakes situated near the four Añjana mountains, which are situated in the “middle world” (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3.—Accordingly, “[...] In them (i.e., the 32 Ratikara Mountains, e.g., Sudarśanā) the gods with all their splendor together with their retinues make eight-day festivals in the shrines on the holy days of the holy Arhats”

2b) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) is the wife of Vijayasena: an ancient king from Śaṅkhapura, according to chapter 3.3.—Accordingly:—“In this very Jambūdvīpa there is the province Puṣkalāvatī shining with much wealth, distinguishing East Videha. In it there is a very fair city, Śaṅkhapura by name, whose sky has uneven outlines of banners of various shrines, palaces, etc. Its king was named Vijayasena, a conqueror, possessing (such) strength of arm that his army was merely for splendor. He had a wife, Sudarśanā by name, the ornament of all the women of the harem, beautiful as a digit of the moon. Dallying with her, like Kusumāyudha with Rati, Vijayasena, whose power was celebrated, passed the time”.

2c) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) refers to one of the two wifes of king Soma from Dvārakā, according to chapter 4.4 [anantanātha-caritra].—Accordingly:—“At that time in Dvārakā, there was a king, Soma, equal to the sun and moon in his qualities. He had two wives—one, Sudarśanā, whose appearance was charming; the other, Sītā, whose face was equal to the moon. Now the god, King Mahābala, fell from Sahasrāra and entered Queen Sudarśanā’s womb. [...] In the course of time Samudradatta’s soul fell from Sahasrāra, his life completed, and descended into Sītā’s womb. [...]”.

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) or Sudarśana is a mountain in the centre of Jambūdvīpa: the tree enveloping the continent of Jambūdvīpa: the first continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.10.—The height of Sudarśana Mount is 100040 yojana. Sudarśana Mount has three regions in the form of terraces. The first terrace is 500 yojana from earth. The second region is 62500 yojana above the first terrace. The third terrace is 36000 yojana above the second terrace.

There are four forests (vana) on Sudarśana Mount. They are called Bhadraśāla, Nandanavana, Saumanasavana and Pāṃdukavana. The first forest lies at the foot of the mountain and the rest in its platform. How many Jina temples are there in the four forests? There are four Jina temples in four directions in each forest for a total of 16 temples on the mount.

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is one of the nine graiveyakas: a subclasses of kalpātītas (born beyond heaven), itself a division of empyrean celestial beings (vaimānika) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.19. The living beings residing in the vimānas are called the empyrean gods (vaimānika) and represents one of the four classes of Devas.

The nava-graiveyakas (e.g., Sudarśana) are the three layered residences above the sixteenth heaven (kalpa) where Ahamindra deities reside. Which thought-colourations are there in Graivaiyaka, Anudiśa and Anuttara gods? They have pure white thought-colouration.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) is the name of a lake mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 14. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Sudarśana is the name of a lake situated at some distance from Girinagara as mentioned in the Junāgaṛh Rock Inscription of Rudradāman I (A.D. 150).

During the reign of Aśoka, Sudarśana was adorned with conduits, by the Yavana governor Tuṣāspha. The same lake was destroyed by the excessive floods in the Suvarṇasikatā, Palāśinī and other streams arising from the mountain Ūrjayat. The lake was immediately beatufied with repairs by king Rudradāman.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sudarsana [सुदर्शन] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Crinum asiaticum L. from the Amaryllidaceae (Nargis) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sudarsana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Sudarsana in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora sinensis from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family having the following synonyms: Campylus sinensis, Tinospora malabarica.

Sudarsana [सुदर्शन] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Crinum latifolium L. from the Amaryllidaceae (Nargis) family having the following synonyms: Crinum cochinchinense, Crinum longistylum, Crinum esquirolii.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sudarsana in India is the name of a plant defined with Crinum asiaticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bulbine asiatica Gaertn. (among others).

2) Sudarsana is also identified with Crinum latifolium It has the synonym Amaryllis insignis Ker Gawl. (etc.).

3) Sudarsana is also identified with Tinospora sinensis It has the synonym Menispermum malabaricum Lamarck (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Z. Naturforsch. (2002)
· Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale (1818)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1797)
· Journal of Shandong College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1988)
· Flora Indica (1855)
· A Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon (1898)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sudarsana, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—n m (S) The discus of Vishn̤u or Krishn̤a. 2 fig. n An encumbrance or a clog; a pressing and plaguing (person, business, burden, duty). 3 A slice or piece of the stone Shaligrama, bearing the mark of a discus. 4 The city of Indra.

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sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—a (S) Good-looking, of beautiful or handsome appearance.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—a Good-looking. n m The disc of viṣṇu. Fig. A clog.

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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 dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—a.

-nā or -nī f.)

Sudarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and darśana (दर्शन).

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Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना).—

1) a handsome woman.

2) a woman.

3) an order, a command.

4) a kind of drug.

Sudarśanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and darśanā (दर्शना).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—(1) m. pl. (Pali sudassi-n), name of the 4th of the śuddhāvāsa (place, and class of gods), see deva: Lalitavistara 150.11; Mahāvastu ii.314.9; 319.7; 360.22; Mahāvyutpatti 3105; Dharmasaṃgraha 128; Divyāvadāna (in 68.17 sudarśa) 138.23; 367.14; 568.29; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 19.11 (text Sudā°); Avadāna-śataka i.5.4, etc.; (2) nt. (= Sanskrit Lex. id., Pali Sudassana), name of the city of Indra, or of the trāyastriṃśa gods: Mahāvastu i.32.9, 13; 262.2, 3; Divyāvadāna 218.7; 220.16; (3) m., name of one of a group of seven mountains, forming with Sumeru (which they surround, Kirfel, [Kosmographie der Inder] 186) a group of 8: Mahāvastu ii.300.18; Divyāvadāna 217.8, 10; Mahāvyutpatti 4142; Dharmasaṃgraha 125: an unclassified mountain, Kāraṇḍavvūha 91.17; Mahā-Māyūrī 253.31; (4) name of various (?) former Buddhas: Lalitavistara 5.9; Mahāvastu i.111.13; iii.235.17 ff.; (5) name of two future Buddhas (in the same list): Mahāvastu iii.330.11, 14; (6) name of a nāga-king who entertained the Buddha at Gayā, Lalitavistara 406.18, or at Aparagayā, Mahāvastu iii.324.21; not the same as the nāgarāja Sudassana 25 in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names); is he the same as the nāgarājan Su° Mahāvyutpatti 3294, Mahā-Māyūrī 246.18?; (7) name of a cakravartin-king (probably the same as Pali Sudassana 31 in Malalasekara (Dictionary of Pali Proper Names)): Mahāvyutpatti 3569 (list starts with Mahāsaṃmata); (8) name of a yakṣa (living at Campā): Mahā-Māyūrī 12; (9) name of a monk: Gaṇḍavyūha 126.26 ff.; (10) m., name of a medicament: °na-mahābhaiṣajyarāja- bhūtam Gaṇḍavyūha 494.22; °no nāma mahābhaiṣajyarājas 497.9—10.

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Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना).—(1) name of a princess who married Kuśa: Mahāvastu ii.441.8 ff.; iii.9.4 ff.; 27.19; (2) name of a ‘gandharva maid’: Kāraṇḍavvūha 4.15; (3) name of a courtesan: Gaṇḍavyūha 404.8 ff.; 428.4.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—mfn.

(-naḥ-nā or -nī-naṃ) 1. Handsome, good looking. 2. Easily seen. m.

(-naḥ) 1. The discus of Krishna. 2. Mount Meru. 3. The rose apple, (Eugenia jambu.) 4. The father of the eighteenth Jaina pontiff of the present era. 5. One of the nine Suklabalas or Balaramas of the Jainas. 6. A vulture. nf. (-naṃ-nī) The city of Indra. f.

(-nā) 1. A drug. 2. Order, command. 3. A plant, (Menispermum glabrum.) 4. A woman, a handsome woman. E. su good, darśana sight or appearance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—I. adj. handsome. Ii. m. 1. The discus of Viṣṇu. 2. a vulture. 3. Mount Meru.

Sudarśana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and darśana (दर्शन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन).—[adjective] = [preceding]; [masculine] & [feminine] ā a man’s & woman’s name; [masculine] [neuter] Viṣṇu’s disc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Tantrarājaṭīkā by Premanidhi Pantha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—[=su-darśana] [from su > su-tanaya] mf(ā)n. easily seen by ([instrumental case]), [Vopadeva]

2) [v.s. ...] good-looking, beautiful, handsome, lovely, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] m. ‘keen-sighted’, a vulture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a fish, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

5) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of composition, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]

7) [v.s. ...] of a son of Agni and Sudarśanā, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] of a Vidyā-dhara, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] of a Muni, [ib.]

10) [v.s. ...] of a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]

11) [v.s. ...] of a patriarch, [Buddhist literature]

12) [v.s. ...] of a serpent-demon, [ib.]

13) [v.s. ...] of a Cakravartin, [ib.]

14) [v.s. ...] of one of the 9 Jaina Śukla-balas or Bala-devas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

15) [v.s. ...] of the father of the 18th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

16) [v.s. ...] of a king of Mālava, [Mahābhārata]

17) [v.s. ...] of a king of Ujjayinī, [Catalogue(s)]

18) [v.s. ...] of a king of Pāṭali-putra, [Hitopadeśa]

19) [v.s. ...] of a son of Śaṅkhaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa]

20) [v.s. ...] of a son of Artha-siddhi, [Harivaṃśa]

21) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dhruva-saṃdhi, [Raghuvaṃśa]

22) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dadhīci, [Catalogue(s)]

23) [v.s. ...] of a son of Aja-mīḍha, [Harivaṃśa]

24) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bharata, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

25) [v.s. ...] of a son-in-law of Pratika, [ib.]

26) [v.s. ...] of a gambler, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

27) [v.s. ...] of various authors etc. (also with ācārya, kavi, bhaṭṭa, sūri etc.), [Catalogue(s)]

28) [v.s. ...] of a Jambū tree, [Mahābhārata]

29) [v.s. ...] of a mountain, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Mahābhārata; Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]

30) [v.s. ...] of a Dvīpa, [Mahābhārata]

31) [v.s. ...] m. n. Name of the cakra or circular weapon of Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa (or ‘the disc of the sun’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

32) [v.s. ...] m. of a mystical staff (carried by Saṃnyāsins as a defence against evil spirits, and consisting of a bamboo with six knots), [Religious Thought and Life in India xxi]

33) Sudarśanā (सुदर्शना):—[=su-darśanā] [from su-darśana > su > su-tanaya] f. a handsome woman, a woman, [Horace H. Wilson]

34) [v.s. ...] a night in the light half of a month, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

35) [v.s. ...] an order, command, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

36) [v.s. ...] Coculus Tomentosus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

37) [v.s. ...] a sort of spirituous liquor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

38) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Duryodhana and Narmadā, [Mahābhārata]

39) [v.s. ...] of a princess, [Pañcatantra]

40) [v.s. ...] of a Gandharva maiden, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]

41) [v.s. ...] of a lotus pond, [Rāmāyaṇa]

42) [v.s. ...] of a Jambū tree, [Mahābhārata]

43) [v.s. ...] of Indra’s city Amarāvatī, [Catalogue(s)]

44) [v.s. ...] of a [commentator or commentary] on the Tantra-rāja

45) Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—[=su-darśana] [from su > su-tanaya] n. (cf. m.) a [particular] powder composed of various substances, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

46) [v.s. ...] Name of Indra’s city

47) [v.s. ...] of a Tīrtha, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन):—[su-darśana] (naḥ) 1. m. The discus of Krishna; Meru; rose apple; a vulture. n. and f. (ī) Indra's city. 1. f. A drug; command; plant, Menispermum. a. Handsome; good looking.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sudaṃsaṇa, Sudaṃsaṇā.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sudarśana (सुदर्शन) [Also spelled sudarshan]:—(a) good-looking, winsome, elegant; (nm) the name of the mythological discus wielded by Lord Vishnu; —[cakra] see [sudarśana] (nm).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sudarśana (ಸುದರ್ಶನ):—

1) [noun] a good sight, view.

2) [noun] a good-looking man.

3) [noun] a sharp-teethed, circular missile which is thrown at the target; the weapon of Viṣṇu.

4) [noun] the large vulture Gyps bengalensis of Acciptridae family, with bald-head, naked neck, white back and shoulder, large wings, short but strong curved beak, black legs, that feeds on dead animals; Indian white-backed vulure.

5) [noun] (jain.) one of the regions above the heaven.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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