Bhojayitva, Bhojayitvā: 5 definitions
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Bhojayitva 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhojayitvā (भोजयित्वा) refers to “having entertained (a group of persons) with a grand feast”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.36 (“The statements of the seven sages”).—Accordingly, after the mountains spoke to Himavat (Himācala): “On hearing the words of Meru and others, Himācala was greatly pleased and Pārvatī laughed within herself. Arundhatī too convinced Menā with reasoned statements and examples from various mythological legends. Then the wife of the mountain too was delightedly convinced. She entertained Arundhatī, the sages and the mountain with a grand feast (bhojayitvā) and then took food herself. Then the chief of mountains, freed from wrong notions and grown wise, spoke with palms joined in reverence and mind extremely delighted. [...]”.
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
Bhojayitvā (भोजयित्वा).—Ind. Having fed. E. bhuj to eat, causal v., ktvā aff.
Bhojayitvā (भोजयित्वा):—[from bhoga] ind. having caused to eat, having fed, [Lāṭyāyana]
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
bhojayitvā (ဘောဇယိတွာ) [(kā,kri,vi) (ကာ၊ကြိ၊ဝိ)]—
[bhuja+ṇaya+tvā]
[ဘုဇ+ဏယ+တွာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhojayitvā—
(Burmese text): စားစေ၍၊ ကျွေးမွေး၍။
(Auto-Translation): Feed and raise.
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.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 3.1.25 < [Chapter 1 - The Worship of Śrī Girirāja]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.1.35 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Saura-purana (analytical study) (by Priyanku Chakraborty)
Part 4.1 - The Tantric elements and the heretic sects in the Saura-purāṇa < [Chapter 4 - The Vedic and other Elements as Reflected in the Saura-purāṇa]
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Chapter 24 - Brahma-sambandhi-vrata
Chapter 26 - Brahmanah Puja-vidhana (The method of worship of Brahma)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)