Bandhujivaka, Bandhu-jivaka, Bandhujīvaka: 7 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Bandhujivaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraBandhujīvaka (बन्धुजीवक) is the name of an ancient Vidyādhara emperor, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 113. Accordingly, as Kaśyapa said to Naravāhanadatta: “... there were in former days Ṛṣabha, and other emperors, and they, being seized with various faults, were ruined, and fell from their high state. Ṛṣabha, and Sarvadamana, and the third Bandhujīvaka, all these, through excessive pride, were punished by Indra”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bandhujīvaka, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybandhujīvaka : (m.) the China-rose plant.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBandhujīvaka, (cp. Class. Sk. bandhujīva) the plant Pentapetes phœnicea M. II, 14 (°puppha); D. II, 111 (id.); J. IV, 279; Vism. 174; DhsA. 14; VvA. 43, 161. (Page 482)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBandhujīvaka (बन्धुजीवक).—Name of a tree; दृश्यन्ते बन्धुजीवाश्च श्यामाश्च गिरिसानुषु (dṛśyante bandhujīvāśca śyāmāśca girisānuṣu) Rām.4.3.62; बन्धुजीवमधुरा- धरपल्लवमुल्लसितस्मितशोभम् (bandhujīvamadhurā- dharapallavamullasitasmitaśobham) Gīt.2; R.11.24.
Derivable forms: bandhujīvakaḥ (बन्धुजीवकः).
Bandhujīvaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bandhu and jīvaka (जीवक). See also (synonyms): bandhujīva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bandhujīvaka (बन्धुजीवक):—[=bandhu-jīvaka] [from bandhu > bandh] m. = [preceding] m., [Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Cakra-vartin, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBandhujīvaka (बन्धुजीवक):—m. —
1) dass. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Cakravartin.
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: Bandhu, Jivaka.
Starts with: Bandhujivaka-thera, Bandhujivakanibha.
Full-text: Bandhujiva, Bandhuka, Samuddakappa, Tilaka, Samantacakkhu, Gandika, Devasabha, Sarvadamana.
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