Brahmanavaha, Brāhmaṇavāha: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaBrāhmaṇavāha (ब्राह्मणवाह) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—It is one of the region of western India, mentions by Rājaśekhara in the Kāvyamīmāṃsā. This is said that “Itarmatalia”, the Greek historians a corrupt or foreign pronunciation of the Sanskrit word Brāhmanasthala. It to be the Hindu name of the city which the Muhammedans afterwards called called Brāhmanābād. It was situated on the eastern reaches of the river Indus and presently seems to be in the neighbor-hood of Hāla in Sindhu at two-thirds of the distance from Multān to the south of the Indus and it lies parallel to Hāla. This place Hāla is now known as Bambhraka-thul or the “Ruined Tower” and this name is derived from a broken brick tower, which is the only building now standing. It is one of the oldest cities in India and ancient thousand years ago it calls “Brahmanabad-al aliqah” to the historian Biladhura’s writing.
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’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraBrāhmaṇavāha (ब्राह्मणवाह) is the name of an ancient kingdom, according to chapter 4.2 [vāsupūjya-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, as Vasupūjya and Jayā spoke to Vāsupūjya:—“All the existing kings, among men and the Vidyādharas, who are of good family, capable, heroic, wealthy, famous, possessing the fourfold army, known for guarding their subjects, free from blemish, faithful to engagements, always devoted to dharma, in Madhyadeśa, Vatsadeśa, [...] and also [... the Brāhmaṇavāhas, ...] and other realms in the west. [...] These now, son, beg us constantly through messengers, who are sent bearing valuable gifts, to give their daughters to you. [...]”.
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.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 7: Refusal to marry < [Chapter II - Vāsupūjyacaritra]
Appendix 3.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)