Itarajana, Itarajanā, Itara-jana: 5 definitions
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Itarajana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsItarajana (इतरजन) refers to “ordinary men”, according to the Halāyudhastotra verse 34-35.—Accordingly, “The visitation of the wives of the distinguished sages in the Pine Park, the oblation with seed in Fire, the twilight dance: Your behaviour is not reprehensible. O Three-eyed one! The doctrines of the world do not touch those who have left worldly life, having passed far beyond the path of those whose minds are afflicted by false knowledge. The gods all wear gold and jewels as an ornament on their body (vapus). You do not even wear gold the size of a berry on your ear or on your hand. The one whose natural beauty, surpassing the path [of the world], flashes on his own body, has no regard for the extraneous ornaments of ordinary men (itarajana)”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryItarajanā (इतरजना).—(pl.)
1) other men.
2) euphemistically said of certain beings considered as spirits of darkness of which Kubera is one.
Derivable forms: itarajanāḥ (इतरजनाः).
Itarajanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms itara and janā (जना).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Itarajana (इतरजन):—[=i-tara-jana] [from i-tara] m. an ordinary man, [Śārṅgadhara]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] ‘other men’
3) [v.s. ...] m. a euphemistic name of certain beings who appear to be considered as spirits of darkness (Kuvera belongs to them), [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Gopatha-brāhmaṇa]
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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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Full-text: Sarpetarajana, Asahya, Parajana, Itara, Devajana, Kubera.
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