Vidyadhipati, Vidyādhipati, Vidya-adhipati: 3 definitions
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Vidyadhipati means something in 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.
In Hinduism
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsVidyādhipati (विद्याधिपति) is the name of a deity associated with the sixth court (āvaraṇa) of the temple, as discussed in the ninth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dvārāvaraṇa-devatālakṣaṇa-ādi-vidhi]: This chapter concerns the daily ritual obligations owed to the deities whose abodes are fixed in the temple doorways—[...] In the sixth āvaraṇa Vidyādhipati, Śiva, Prajāpatisamūha and Indra—all with their retinues—will be found, along with the eight weapons of Viṣṇu (169-183).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vidyādhipati (विद्याधिपति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a title of the poet Ratnākara. Kṣemendra in Suvṛttatilaka, 2, 20.
2) Vidyādhipati (विद्याधिपति):—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] The verses given are not found in the Haravijaya.
3) Vidyādhipati (विद्याधिपति):—Quoted by Utpala in Spandapradīpikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVidyādhipati (विद्याधिपति):—[from vidyā > vid] (yādh) m. Name of two poets, [Kṣemendra; Subhāṣitāvali]
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.
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Partial matches: Vidya, Adhipati.
Ends with: Ratnakara vidyadhipati.
Full-text: Ratnakara vidyadhipati, Prajapatisamuha, Dvaravaranadevatalakshanadividhi.
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