Asuradhipa, Asura-adhipa, Asurādhipa: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Asurādhipa (असुराधिप) refers to the “king of the demons”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “There will be a terrible demon called Mahiṣa who will be the king of the demons [i.e., asurādhipa]. O goddess, you will descend into the world in order to kill him as Durgā and Kātyāyaṇī in a black and brown form. O goddess, (you will be) the means to achieve every goal and you will destroy the suffering of those who bow before you. (This will take place) in the sixth Manvantara of the coming Vārāha Kalpa. O lady of fair vows, in the twenty-eighth of the four Yugas of the seventh (Manvantara) (you will incarnate) in order to kill a certain demon called Kaṃsa.... In this way, O Mother of Kula, aspects of you will descend into the world with many kinds of tasks to accomplish and with many names”.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Asurādhipa (असुराधिप) refers to the “ruler of the Asuras” and is used to describe Jalandhara, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.20 (“The fight between the Gaṇas and the Asuras”).—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Viṣṇu: “O Viṣṇu, foremost among the gods, please listen to my words attentively. I will kill the great Daitya Jalandhara. There is no doubt about this. Go back to your abode fearlessly. Let the gods too go back without fear and hesitation, considering the ruler of the Asuras (asurādhipa) already killed”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Asurādhipa (असुराधिप).—
1) the lord of the Asuras.
2) an epithet of Bali, grandson of Prahlāda; यज्ञं चकार सुमहानसुरेन्द्रो महाबलः (yajñaṃ cakāra sumahānasurendro mahābalaḥ) Rām.1.29.6.
Derivable forms: asurādhipaḥ (असुराधिपः).
Asurādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asura and adhipa (अधिप). See also (synonyms): asurendra, asurendrāj, asurarāja.
1) Asurādhipa (असुराधिप):—[from asura > asu] m. (= asura-rāj) a Name of Bali Vairocani, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 31, 6]
2) [v.s. ...] of Māyādhara, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Asurādhipa (असुराधिप):—(a + adhipa) m. Fürst der Asura, so heisst Bali Vairocani [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 31, 6.] Māyādhara [Kathāsaritsāgara 17, 19.] — Vgl. asurarāj .
Asurādhipa (असुराधिप):—m. Fürst der Asura.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
asurādhipa (အသုရာဓိပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[asura+adhipa]
[အသုရ+အဓိပ]
[Pali to Burmese]
asurādhipa—
(Burmese text): အသုရာတို့ကို နှိပ်စက်လွှမ်းမိုး အစိုးရသူ။
(Auto-Translation): Oppressive government that dominates the oppressed.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Adhipa, Asura.
Starts with (+0): Asuradhipati.
Full-text (+0): Asuraraj, Asurendraj, Asurendra, Asuraraja, Varahakalpa, Prahrishtaroman, Asura, Kambalika, Kalakampana, Mahamaya, Inda.
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