Chedanaka, Chedana-ka: 4 definitions
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Chedanaka 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhedanaka.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Chedanaka (छेदनक) refers to “cutting off (someone’s head)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as as Jalandhara asked Bhārgava: “O lord, by whom was this done to Rāhu? By whom was his head cut (śiras-chedanaka)? Please tell me, O preceptor, everything in detail as it had happened”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Chedanaka, 1. (adj.) one who tears or cuts off PvA.7. ‹-› 2. (nt.) the process of getting cut (a cert. penance for offences: in combination with āpattiyo & pācittiyaṃ) Vin.II, 307; IV, 168, 170, 171, 279; V, 133, 146 (cha ch. āpattiyo). (Page 277)
1) chedanaka (ဆေဒနက) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[chedanaka+ṇa]
[ဆေဒနက+ဏ]
2) chedanaka (ဆေဒနက) [(na) (န)]—
[chedana+ka]
[ဆေဒန+က]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) chedanaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဖြတ်ခြင်း။ ဆေဒနကကိရိယာ--ကြည့်။ (တိ) (၂) ဖြတ်တတ်သော၊ သူ။ (၃) ဖြတ်ကြောင်းဖြစ်သော (ဓားငယ်)။ ＂
(Auto-Translation): (1) Cutting. Cutting tool - See. (specific) (2) Able to cut, he. (3) Made for cutting (small knife).
2) chedanaka—
(Burmese text): ဖြတ်ခြင်းရှိသော။
(Auto-Translation): It has been cut off.
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: Chedana, Chedanaka, Ka, Na.
Starts with: Chedanakakiriya, Chedanakala, Chedanakarana, Chedanakasikkhapada.
Full-text: Chedanakakiriya, Chedanakasikkhapada, Shiracchedanaka, Dantakatthavasi, Chedana.
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