Jalakanta, Jalakānta, Jala-kanta: 6 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraJalakānta (जलकान्त) and Jalaprabha are the two Indras of the Udadhikumāras who came to the peak of Meru for partaking in the birth-ceremonies of Ṛṣabha, according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)Jalakānta (जलकान्त) refers to one of the two Indras (lords) of the Udadhikumāra (oceanic youths) class of “residential celestial beings” (bhavanavāsin), itself a main division of devas (celestial beings) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.3. The Udadhikumāras perform miraculous activities in the oceans. Jalakānta and Jalaprabha are the two lords in the Fiendish-youths residential celestial beings.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJalakānta (जलकान्त).—the wind.
Derivable forms: jalakāntaḥ (जलकान्तः).
Jalakānta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and kānta (कान्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jalakānta (जलकान्त):—[=jala-kānta] [from jala] m. ‘water-lover’, wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] = ntāśman, [Uttamacaritra-kathānaka, prose version 35; 181; 230]
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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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Starts with: Jalakamtamani, Jalakantaka, Jalakantara, Jalakantashman.
Full-text: Jalakantashman, Jalaprabha, Jalakantara, Udadhikumara.
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Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.6 - The two lords (indra) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Daśārṇabhadra < [Chapter X - Stories of Daśārnabhadra, Śālibhadra and Dhanyaka]
Part 6: The birth-bath of Sambhava < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]
Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 3: Knowledge of Food < [Book 2]