Amarapati, Amara-pati: 7 definitions
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Amarapati means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAmarapati (अमरपति) is the name of an ancient king from Mahīmaṇḍala and a previous incarnation of Maghavan, according to chapter 4.6 [śrī-maghava-cakravartin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra (“lives of the 63 illustrious persons”): a Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three important persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“In this same Bharata in the city Mahīmaṇḍala there was a king, named Amarapati, in Vāsupūjya’s congregation. Sole lord of the lordless, best of kings, he was attentive to right behavior, like a good Sādhu to right-conduct. He did not strike his people at all, even with a flower-stalk; he only guarded them carefully like a new flower. [...] One day, noble-hearted and wise, he (i.e., Amarapati) abandoned the kingdom like a disease, after he had given fearlessness to all, and became a mendicant. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAmarapati (अमरपति).—&c. 'The lord of the gods', epithets of Indra; प्रेमदत्तवदना- निलः पिवन्नत्यजीवदमरालकेश्वरौ (premadattavadanā- nilaḥ pivannatyajīvadamarālakeśvarau) R.19.15. शान्तं पापं न वः किंचित् कुतश्चिदमराधिप (śāntaṃ pāpaṃ na vaḥ kiṃcit kutaścidamarādhipa) Rām.2.74.22. sometimes of Śiva and Viṣṇu also,
Derivable forms: amarapatiḥ (अमरपतिः).
Amarapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amara and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): amarādhipa, amarendra, amareśa, amareśvara, amarabhartā, amararāja.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmarapati (अमरपति).—m.
(-tiḥ) Indra. E. amara, and pati lord; also similar compounds, as amarādhipatiḥ, amareśaḥ, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmarapati (अमरपति):—[=a-mara-pati] [from a-mara > a-mamri] m. idem
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmarapati (अमरपति):—[amara-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Indra.
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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 corpusAmarapati (ಅಮರಪತಿ):—[noun] Indra, the king of gods.
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)
Starts with: Amarapatikumara.
Full-text: Amarapa, Amarabharta, Amareshvara, Amarendra, Amaresha, Amaradhipa, Amararaja, Mahimandala.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Previous birth of Maghavan as Amarapati < [Chapter VI - Śrī Maghavacakravarticaritra]
Part 3: Birth of Maghavan < [Chapter VI - Śrī Maghavacakravarticaritra]