Jabala, Jābāla, Jābālā: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Jābālā (जाबाला).—The mother of the hermit Satyakāma. (For details see under Satyakāma).
Jābāla (जाबाल).—A pupil of Yājñavalkya;1 of Pathya.2
Jābāla (जाबाल) is the name of ancient sage who blessed king Bhagiratha with supreme knowledge, according to the Vaṃśānucarita section of the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] By the grace of Lord Śiva, Bhagiratha reigned for a long time and thinking the world to be like indrajāla he desisted from enjoying the kingdom and approached the celebrated sage Jābāla. By the grace of the sage the king got the supreme knowledge and highest perfection. Śruta was the son of Bhagiratha.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Jābāla (जाबाल) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Jābāla]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) Jābāla (जाबाल) or Jābālasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Puruṣottamasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text consisting of more than 1800 verses devoted to temple-building and the practical concerns of the Pāñcarātra priestly community.
3) Jābāla (जाबाल) or Jābālasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Viśvāmitrasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 2600 Sanskrit verses covering topics such as initiation (dīkṣā) and the construction, decoration and consecration of temples and icons, as well as routines of regular and special worship cycles.—
Jābāla (जाबाल) or Jābālasaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a tāmasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa (e.g., Jābāla-saṃhitā).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Jābāla (जाबाल).—A goat-herd.
Derivable forms: jābālaḥ (जाबालः).
Jābāla (जाबाल).—m.
(-laḥ) 1. The name of a saint. E. jabalāyā apatyam aṇ .
Jābāla (जाबाल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[+ jābāla] Tantrarājaka med. Mentioned in Brahmavaivartapurāṇa Oxf. 22^b.
1) Jabālā (जबाला):—(cf. [Pāṇini 2-4, 58; Patañjali]), Name of a woman, [Chāndogya-upaniṣad iv, 4, 1]
2) Jābāla (जाबाल):—1. jābāla m. = ajā-pāla, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) 2. jābāla m. ([from] jabālā) [metronymic] of Mahā-śāla, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa x]
4) of Satya-kāma[, xiii f.; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa viii, 7; Chāndogya-upaniṣad]
5) Name of the author of a law-book, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti ii, iv f.; Parāśara-smṛti iii [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([plural])
6) of the author of a medicinal work, [Brahmavaivarta-purāṇa i, 16, 12 and 18]
7) [plural] Name of a school of the Yajur-veda, [Caraṇa-vyūha; Pravara texts iv, 1]
8) cf. mahā-.
Jābāla (जाबाल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A goatherd.
Jabāla (जबाल):—
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 58], Vārtt. 2, Sch. (javāla). —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers [Chāndogyopaniṣad 4, 4, 1.] — Vgl. jābāla, jābāli .
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Jābāla (जाबाल):—1. (von jabālā) metron. des Mahāśāla [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 3, 3, 1. 6, 1, 1.] des Satyakāma [13, 5, 3, 1. 14, 6, 10, 14. 9, 3, 19.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 8, 7.] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 4, 4, 1.] Verfasser eines Gesetzbuches (vgl. jābāli) [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 13. 4, 129. 5, 84] (überall jāvāla). jāvālaśruti [6, 38] (vgl. [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 73.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1283]). Verfasser eines medic. Werkes [BRAHMAVAIV.-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher] in [Oxforder Handschriften 22,a,2 v. u. 22,b,8.] pl. [Pravarādhyāya] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 56.] Name einer Schule [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 263. 2, 72. 73. 3, 262. fg. 277. fg.] jābālagṛhapatayaḥ [1, 395.] jābālopaniṣad [302. 2, 71. fgg. 3, 325.] mahājābāla [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 38.]
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Jābāla (जाबाल):—2. m. Ziegenhirt [Amarakoṣa 2, 10, 11.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 889.] jāvāla [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 10, 5.] Eine Verstümmelung von ajāpāla .
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Jābāla (जाबाल):—1. , pl. [Oxforder Handschriften 270,a,43.] śruti ebend. und [356,a,15.] — Vgl. mahā .
Jabāla (जबाल):—Nomen proprium —
1) *m. eines Mannes. —
2) f. ā einer Frau.
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Jābāla (जाबाल):—1. m. —
1) Metron. verschiedener Männer. Auch Pl. —
2) Pl. eine best. Schule.
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Jābāla (जाबाल):—2. m. = ajāpāla Ziegenhirt.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Jābāla (ಜಾಬಾಲ):—
1) [noun] a man whose profession is herding, tending of sheep, goats, etc.; a shepherd.
2) [noun] one of the Upaniṣads, the sacred Indian scriptures.
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Jābāḷa (ಜಾಬಾಳ):—[noun] = ಜಾಬಾಲ [jabala].
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Jābāḷa (ಜಾಬಾಳ):—
1) [noun] the quality of having loose texture.
2) [noun] that which is very dull, monotonous, uninteresting or boring.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Jabalasamhita, Jabalashruti, Jabalayana, Jabalopanishad.
Full-text (+19): Mahajabala, Jabalashruti, Jabalopanishad, Jabali, Jabalasamhita, Jabalin, Jabalayana, Tantrarajaka, Javala, Jadabharata, Japalam, Pirukaccapalam, Jabalishvara, Kulalashala, Yathajatarupadhara, Pasmajapalam, Goshru, Piramacapalam, Itaratha, Capalan.
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