Dirghatamas, Dīrghatamas, Dirgha-tamas: 7 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDīrghatamas (दीर्घतमस्).—A great Muni. Birth. Aṅgiras, the son of Brahmā, had two sons, Utathya and Bṛhaspati. One day when Utathya was away from home, Bṛhaspati approached his elder brother’s wife, Mamatā, who was pregnant at the time, and tried to have sexual union with her. But she tried to dissuade him and said—"The child in my womb, born from Utathya’s semen has already mastered Vedas and Vedāṃgas. Your semen is also equally powerful. How can my womb bear the combined force of the two semens? So please refrain from this attempt of yours." But even after hearing these words of his sister-in-law, Bṛhaspati was not able to control his passions. At the time of the intercourse, when the semen of Bṛhaspati entered the womb, the child within it cried out—"Father ! this passion is improper. Two persons have no place here. So withdraw your semen." Bṛhaspati did not heed the request. The child in the womb repelled the semen that entered the womb with his foot and it dropped on the floor. Bṛhaspati who became angry, cursed the child. As a result, the boy was born blind. He got the name "Dīrghatamas" because he was born blind. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 104). (See full article at Story of Dīrghatamas from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDīrghatamas (दीर्घतमस्).—m. Name of a Vedic and paurānic sage; ऋषिर्दीर्घतमा नाम जात्यन्धो गुरुशापितः । त्वत्प्रसादाच्च चक्षुष्मांस्तेन सत्येन मोक्षय (ṛṣirdīrghatamā nāma jātyandho guruśāpitaḥ | tvatprasādācca cakṣuṣmāṃstena satyena mokṣaya) Hariv.
Dīrghatamas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and tamas (तमस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghatamas (दीर्घतमस्).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDīrghatamas (दीर्घतमस्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—author of a Smṛti. Quoted in Madanapārijāta p. 842.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīrghatamas (दीर्घतमस्):—[=dīrgha-tamas] [from dīrgha] m. (gha-) Name of a Ṛṣi with the patron. Aucathya and the [metronymic] Māmateya, [Ṛg-veda i, 158, 1; 6] (author of the hymns, [Ṛg-veda i,140-164]; father of Kakṣīvat, [Sāyaṇa on Ṛg-veda i, 125, 1]; through Bṛhas-pati’s curse born blind, [Mahābhārata i, 4192 etc.; xii, 13182]; father of Dhanvan-tari, [Purāṇa]; has by Su-deṣṇā, Bali’s wife, five sons, Aṅga, Bhaṅga, Kaliṅga, Puṇḍra, and Suhma, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]); [plural] his descendants
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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.
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Partial matches: Dirgha, Tamas.
Starts with: Dirghatamasorka, Dirghatamasovrata.
Full-text (+19): Dairghatamasa, Mamata, Mamateya, Pradveshi, Suhma, Autathya, Dirghatamasorka, Dirghatamasovrata, Dirghatapas, Pradvesha, Vitatha, Kakshivat, Gritsatamas, Vanga, Ushik, Baleyabrahmana, Aucathya, Rashtra, Godharma, Kalinga.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Dirghatamas, Dīrghatamas, Dirgha-tamas, Dīrgha-tamas; (plurals include: Dirghatamases, Dīrghatamases, tamases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CIV < [Sambhava Parva]
Section CLXV < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CCCXLII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Systems of Indian Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Historical Survey of Vaiśeṣika System < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Glory of Agastyakuṇḍa: The Marriage of Kakṣīvān < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 16 - The Glory of Agasti Tīrtha: The Story of Kakṣīvān < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 23 - The Greatness of Akṣaya Tṛtīyā < [Section 7 - Vaiśākhamāsa-māhātmya]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Lunar Dynasty—The Descendants of Āyu, the Son of Purūravas < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 20 - The History of Pūru’s race—Birth of Bharata < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 23 - The History of the Dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
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