Abhishecana, Abhisecana, Abhiṣecana: 20 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhiṣecana can be transliterated into English as Abhisecana or Abhishecana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Abhishechana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन).—Of Pṛthu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 8. 2; 10. 10; Vāyu-purāṇa 32. 48.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन) refers to the “consecration with water”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.3-4.—Accordingly: “Having experienced his great consecration with water (mahā-abhiṣecana) gathered by Vasiṣṭha, the earth seemed to express her contentment with clear sighs. When the ritual had been performed for him by the guru who knew the Atharvaveda, he became unassailable by his enemies, for when Brahman is united with the power of weapons it is a union of wind and fire”.
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’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन) refers to “sprinkling (blood)”, according to the Svacchanda-tantra.—Accordingly, [verse 4.3-6, while describing the interpretation of dreams]—“In [auspicious] dreams [the dreamer] drinks wine, eats raw flesh, smears insect feces and sprinkles blood (rudhira—rudhireṇābhiṣecanam). He eats food of sour milk and smears a white garment. [He holds] a white umbrella over his head, decorates [himself] with a white garland or ribbon. [He sees] a throne, chariot or vehicle, the flag of royal initiation. He decorates [these things] with a coral, betel leaf fruit. [He also] sees Śrī or Sarasvatī”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन) refers to the “consecration”, according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Thus, the future, the present and the past are said to be born from the right (eye) (vāma-udbhūta), the forehead and the left (eye), respectively. Once these lineages have been learnt with effort, that is, (fully) understood and (one is) certain (of their nature), then one should perform the consecration (abhiṣecana). [...]”..
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन) refers to “sprinkling the bride”, and represents one of the traditional marriage rituals, according to Dadhirāma Marāsini’s 19th century Vivāhapaddhati (part of his Karmakāṇḍabhāskara) which is based on the Pāraskara-Gṛhyasūtra, a domestic manual in the Mādhyandina school of the Vājasaneyisaṃhitā.—If performed traditionally, high caste marriages among the Parbatiyas (Parbates/Paharis/Pahadis) or Indo-Nepalese people in Nepal are normally executed by following the course of events as presented in marriage manuals. The Abhiṣecana rite is mentioned under the header called Other vivāha rites.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
abhisecana : (nt.) consecration; ablution; sprinkling.
Abhisecana, (nt.) = abhiseka, viz. (a) ablution, washing off Th.2, 239 & 245 (udaka°). — (b) consecration J.II, 353. (Page 72)
abhisecana (အဘိသေစန) [(na) (န)]—
[abhi+sica+yu]
[အဘိ+သိစ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
abhisecana—
(Burmese text): သွန်းလောင်းခြင်း။ (က) ချိုးခြင်း၊ ရေချိုးခြင်း၊ သုံးသပ်ခြင်း၊ ရေသုံးသပ်ခြင်း၊ စံပယ်ခြင်း၊ ရေစံပယ်ခြင်း၊ သပ္ပါယ်ခြင်း၊ ရေသပ္ပါယ်ခြင်း။ (ခ) အဘိသိက်သွန်းခြင်း၊ မင်းမြှောက်ခြင်း။ (ဂ) အဘိသိက်-ခံ-ယူ-ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Burning. (a) Breaking, washing, analyzing, water analysis, standardizing, water standardizing, measuring, water measuring. (b) Definite burning, you lifting. (c) Definite-taking-receiving.
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
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन).—
1) Sprinkling.
2) Coronation, inauguration; अनुभूय वशिष्ठसंभृतैः सलिलैस्तेन सहाभिषेचनम् (anubhūya vaśiṣṭhasaṃbhṛtaiḥ salilaistena sahābhiṣecanam) R.8.3.
3) Equipment, paraphernalia of coronation; भरतश्चाभि- षिच्येत यदेतदभिषेचनम् । त्वदर्थे विहितं राज्ञा तेन सर्वेण राघव (bharataścābhi- ṣicyeta yadetadabhiṣecanam | tvadarthe vihitaṃ rājñā tena sarveṇa rāghava) || Rām.2.18.36.
Derivable forms: abhiṣecanam (अभिषेचनम्).
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Initiation, inauguration. 2. Sprinkling. E. abhi before ṣic to sprinkle, affix lyuṭ.
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन).—i. e. abhi -sic + ana, n. Inauguration of a king, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 53, 5.
1) Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—[=abhi-ṣecana] [from abhi-ṣic] n. sprinkling, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] initiation, inauguration, [Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nam) The same as abhiṣeka q. v.; e. g. (bathing for religious purposes), Kaṇāda Sūtr.: abhiṣecanopavāsabrahmacaryagurukulavāsavānaprasthayajñadānaprokṣaṇā diṅnakṣatrakālaniyamāścādṛṣṭāya (Upaskāra: abhiṣecanaṃ snānaṃ gaṅgāyām); or (inauguration, consecration) Mahābh. Sāntip.: rāṣṭrasyaitatkṛtyatamaṃ rājña evābhiṣecanam; or Harivaṃśa: na cādhikāro devānāṃ rājendrasyābhiṣecane; or Rāmāy.: rājamārgaḥ kṛtaḥ śrīmānpaurai rāmābhiṣecane. E. sic with abhi, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Anointing, &c.
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—(von sic mit abhi) n. das Weihen zur Königswürde: bharatasya [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 1, 22. 4, 18, 14. 5, 31, 13.] [Amaruśataka 95.] [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 3.] yauvarājyābhi [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 26, 3.]
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Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—auch überh. Besprengung, Uebergiessung: kiṃ tasya puṣkarajalairabhiṣecanena [Mahābhārata 1, 655.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 27, 35.]
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—n. —
1) das Besprengen , Uebergiessen. —
2) das Weihen (insbes. zum Königthum).
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ahisiṃcaṇa.
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
Abhiṣēcana (ಅಭಿಷೇಚನ):—[noun] = ಅಭಿಷೇಕ [abhisheka].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Abhiṣecana (अभिषेचन):—n. sprinkling;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sica, Secana, Ao, Yu, Yu, Abhi.
Full-text (+0): Abhisecanakala, Shen zhe, Abhishecanika, Rajjabhisecana, Udakabhisecana, Dakabhisecana, Abhisecanakara, Abhisecanahetu, Toyabhisecanakara, Mahabhishecana, Rajyabhishecana, Abhishechan, Ahisimcana, Shvobhavin, Guan ding, Bheri, Abhisheka, Abhishecaniya.
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