Andhakupa, Andhakūpa, Andha-kupa, Amdhakupa: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप).—In the Devī Bhāgavata Mahāviṣṇu describes 28 hells to Nārada, and Andhakūpam is one of them. (see Naraka). Andhakūpa is reserved for those who kill either Brahmins or devotees of God or Sannyāsins (holy people). This hell abounds in cruel beasts like the bear and leopard, evil birds like the eagle, reptiles like the snake and scorpion and dirty insects like bugs and mosquitos. The sinner will have to put up with all these sufferings in hell till the period of his punishment expires. (Devī Bhāgavata, Aṣṭama Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप).—One of the 28 hells. Those who do not follow the prescribed course of life and who have no sympathy for the sufferings they inflict on others are subject to affliction in this hell.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 26. 7 and 17.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī BhāgavatamAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप) refers to one of the thirty hells (naraka) mentioned in the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 8.21 (on the narrative of hells). The hells are destinations where dead beings brought by messengers of Yama (the God of the Pitṛs), and get punished by him according to their karmas and faults.
The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam (mentioning Andhakūpa), is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप) refers to a “pit of darkness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Travelling living beings, fettered very tightly by numerous chains such as women, etc., fall into a deep pit of darkness (andhakūpa—andhamahākūpe) called life”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryandhakūpa (अंधकूप).—m (S) A blind well; a well filled up with rubbish or of which the mouth is hidden. 2 The name of a hell.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishandhakūpa (अंधकूप).—m A blind well; the name of a hell.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप).—[andhayatītyandhaḥ, andhaḥ kūpaḥ]
1) a well, the mouth of which is hidden; a well overgrown with plants &c.
2) [andhasya dṛṣṭayabhāvasya kūpa iva] mental darkness, infatuation.
3) Name of a hell, to which those who tease and kill harmless creatures are condemned.
Derivable forms: andhakūpaḥ (अन्धकूपः).
Andhakūpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms andha and kūpa (कूप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप).—m.
(-paḥ) A blind well. E. andha, and kūpa a well: one of which the mouth is hidden.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप).—[masculine] a covered (lit. blind) well.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Andhakūpa (अन्धकूप):—[=andha-kūpa] [from andha > andh] m. a well of which the mouth is hidden
2) [v.s. ...] a well over-grown with plants, etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a particular hell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakūpa (अन्धकूप):—[karmadharaya compound] m.
(-paḥ) 1) A blind well, a well filled up with rubbish or one the mouth of which is hidden.
2) The name of a hell(?). E. andha and kūpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Andhakūpa (अन्धकूप):—[andha-kūpa] (ṣaḥ) 1. m. A concealed well, a blind well.
2) [andha-kūpa] (paḥ) 1. m. A hell.
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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 corpusAṃdhakūpa (ಅಂಧಕೂಪ):—[noun] (fig.) an abyss of ignorance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.237 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 32 - On the enumeration of various hells for sinners < [Book 9]
Chapter 21 - On the narrative of hells < [Book 8]
Chapter 9 - On the cause of Śrāddha in other Devas than the Devī Gāyatrī < [Book 12]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - Description of Hells (Naraka) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Greatness of Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Redemption from Hells < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 30 - The Glory of Dhanuṣkoṭi < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 8 - The World of Yama < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)