Trinajalayuka, Tṛṇajalayuka, Trina-jalayuka, Tṛṇajalāyukā: 7 definitions
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Trinajalayuka 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.
The Sanskrit terms Tṛṇajalayuka and Tṛṇajalāyukā can be transliterated into English as Trnajalayuka or Trinajalayuka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsTṛṇajalayuka (तृणजलयुक, ‘caterpillar’) is mentioned in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka-upaniṣad.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraTṛṇajalāyukā (तृणजलायुका) refers to the “caterpillar”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 30.—Accordingly: “The caterpillar (tṛṇajalāyukā) puts out its front foot before pulling back its hind foot; when it comes to the edge of the leaf on which it is creeping and there is no further place it can go on to, it moves back. In the same way, these heretics, depending on the first dhyāna, reject the desires of the lower level (the desires of kāmadhātu) and so on; finally, depending on the naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāsamāpatti, they reject the ākiṃcanyāyatana; but, as there is nothing above the naivasaṃjñānāsaṃmapatti, no level on which they can depend, they are unable to leave the naivasaṃjñānāsaṃapatti for, having no further support, they are afraid of being lost or falling into nothingness”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTṛṇajalāyukā (तृणजलायुका).—a caterpillar; यथा तृणजलूकेयं नापयात्यपयाति च । न त्यजेन्म्रियमाणोऽपि प्राग्देहा- भिमतिं जनः (yathā tṛṇajalūkeyaṃ nāpayātyapayāti ca | na tyajenmriyamāṇo'pi prāgdehā- bhimatiṃ janaḥ) || Bhāgavata 4.29.77.
Tṛṇajalāyukā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tṛṇa and jalāyukā (जलायुका). See also (synonyms): tṛṇajalūkā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTṛṇajalāyukā (तृणजलायुका).—[feminine] caterpillar.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTṛṇajalāyukā (तृणजलायुका):—[=tṛṇa-jalāyukā] [from tṛṇa] f. a caterpillar, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]
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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: Trina, Jalayuka.
Full-text: Trinajaluka.
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