Apratighata, Apratighāta: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Apratighata means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāApratighāta (अप्रतिघात) refers to “absence of anger” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, in order to clarify this point further, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘(53) This body (kāya) is just as a reflection, grass, tree, and wall, and thought (citta) is formless and invisible like as illusion (māyā). This dharma is like open space, since having no particular basis. Thus body is changeless (avikāra) and mind has no anger (apratighāta)’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: Een Kritische Studie Van Svayambhūdeva’s PaümacariuApratighāta (अप्रतिघात) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Apratighāta] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worldsApratighāta (अप्रतिघात) refers to “move by penetrating” and represents one of the eleven types of extraordinary form-changing (vikriyā), which itself is a subclass of the eight ṛddhis (extraordinary powers). These powers can be obtained by the Ārya (civilized people) in order to produce worldly miracles. The Āryas represent one of the two classes of human beings according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 3.46, the other being Mleccha (barbarians).
What is meant by extraordinary power to move by penetrating (apratighāta-riddhi)? It is the extraordinary power by which one keeps on moving by penetrating the obstacles.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryApratighāta (अप्रतिघात).—(a-pratighāta), see pratighāta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApratighāta (अप्रतिघात):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-taḥ) Absence of obstruction; e. g. in the Nyāya Sūtra: apratighātātsaṃnikarṣotpattiḥ ‘contact (between the eye and an object) takes place, because there is no obstruction’. E. a neg. and pratighāta.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusApratighāta (ಅಪ್ರತಿಘಾತ):—[noun] the state of being unrestrained, unrestricted or unopposed.
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: Apratighatagamini, Apratighataka.
Ends with: Ajnapratighata, Mutrapratighata, Purishamutrapratighata.
Full-text: Pratighata, Avikara, Vikriya, Daiva.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Apratighata, Apratighāta, Apratīghāta; (plurals include: Apratighatas, Apratighātas, Apratīghātas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.40 - Bodies that are without obstruction < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
5. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Upaniṣadic literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The description of the city of Śiva < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]