Antarvacana, Antar-vacana, Antarvācanā: 2 definitions
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Antarvacana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Antarvachana.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: University of Cambridge: JainismAntarvācanā (अन्तर्वाचना) is another name for the Kalpasūtrāvacūri: a commentary on the Kalpasūtra: a major canonical text of the Śvetāmbara Jains. It is composed in Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit, in a mixture of prose and verse, and containing the life-stories of the twenty-four Jinas, in particular Neminātha, Pārśvanātha and Mahāvīra. This Kalpasūtrāvacūri was composed by Kulamaṇḍanasūri on the basis of Jinaprabhasūri'’s commentary Sandehaviṣauṣadhi, 14th century. It is also called Antarvācanā, “a sort of indirect commentary. It narrates the legends suggested in the text and explains the ritual connected with the reading of the Kalpasūtra”.—(cf. Velankar 1944: p. 78)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAntarvacana (अन्तर्वचन):—[=antar-vacana] mfn. (‘having words inserted’, ‘containing or expressing, as it were, words’), [Mālavikāgnimitra]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vacana, Antar.
Full-text: Kalpasutravacuri.
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