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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Abhigīta (अभिगीत) refers to “praising”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then a voice resounded from open space, saying: ‘The Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja has praised in verses (gātha-abhigīta) the complete unsurpassable awakening which has been fully accomplished by the Buddhas in uncountable hundreds, thousands, millions, billions of ages. However, these Bodhisattvas cannot see this [awakening] as object even in their dreams because of their attachment. Having heard this guiding principle of the dharma in verses, attained it and believe it, whoever will gradually attain the lion’s roar like that of Bodhisattva Gaganagañja’.”

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

abhigīta : (pp. of abhigāyati) sung for.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Abhigīta, (pp. of abhigāyati, cp. gīta) 1. sung for. Only in one phrase, gāthābhigītaṃ, that which is gained by singing or chanting verses (Ger. “ersungen”) S.I, 173 = Sn.81 = Miln.228. See SnA 151. — 2. resounding with, filled with song (of birds) J.VI, 272 (= abhiruda). (Page 62)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Abhigīta (अभिगीत).—p. p. Sung, chanted, celebrated in song &c. a.

1) Sung, chanted well; अभिगीतमिदं गीतं सर्वगीतिषु कोविदौ (abhigītamidaṃ gītaṃ sarvagītiṣu kovidau) Rām.1.4.27.

2) Addressed, praised in song; अपघ्नन्नेषि पवमान शत्रून् प्रियां न जारो अभिगीत इन्दुः (apaghnanneṣi pavamāna śatrūn priyāṃ na jāro abhigīta induḥ) Ṛgveda 9.96.23.

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

Abhigīta (अभिगीत).—in gāthābhigīta, (ppp.) subst. (in Sanskrit as ppp., rare; Pali only in the same [compound], gāthābhi°, but its meaning is disputed, see Critical Pali Dictionary; in any case it certainly does not have the meaning it has in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]), either dvandva, verses and songs (so Burnouf and Kern on Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 191.3), or (more likely) tatpuruṣa, recitation of verses (so apparently B. and K. on Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 303.2, and Régamey on Samādhirājasūtra); only in instr. °gītena (in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 191.3 v.l. °gītebhi), with recitation of (a) verse(s); in every case except Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 191.3 followed by one or more stanzas, to which this noun clearly refers: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 191.3 °tena abhistaviṃsu (sc. Buddhaṃ); 303.2 °tenai- tam evārthaṃ paripṛcchati sma; Gaṇḍavyūha 275.25 buddhadar- śanaṃ °tena saṃvarṇayām āsa; Divyāvadāna 83.9; Samādhirājasūtra 8.20; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.104.14.

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

1) Abhigīta (अभिगीत):—[=abhi-gīta] [from abhi-gai] mfn. addressed or praised in song, [Ṛg-veda ix, 96, 23.]

2) [v.s. ...] n. a song, [Divyāvadāna]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Abhigīta (ಅಭಿಗೀತ):—[adjective] praised highly, extolled; well lauded.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Gita, Abhi.

Starts with: Abhigitartha.

Ends with: Gathabhigita.

Full-text: Gathabhigita, Abhihita, Abhiruda, Gatha, Sloka, Bhagavandgai, Ga.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 9.96.23 < [Sukta 96]

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