Alternative spellings of this word include Jayachandra.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Jayacandrā (जयचन्द्रा) is the daughter of Śrīkāntā and Vidyādhara-king Indradhanus from Sūrodaya, according to chapter 6.8 [śrī-mahāpadma-cakrin-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“One day as he was sleeping at night on a couch, like a haṃsa on a lotus, he was kidnaped by the Vidyādhari, Vegavatī, swift as the wind. Saying, ‘Why did you kidnap me, wretched girl, destroyer of sleep?’ the prince raised his fist like a ball of adamant. She said: ‘Do not be angry, powerful one. Listen patiently. There is a city named Sūrodaya on Mount Vaitāḍhya. Its king is Indradhanus, lord of Vidyādharas. His wife is named Śrīkāntā, and they have a daughter Jayacandrā. Because no suitable husband had been found, Jayacandrā became a man-hater. For women without husbands are dead while alive. I painted on canvas the pictures of the kings in Bharatakṣetra and showed them to her but none pleased her. [...]’”.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Jayacandra (जयचन्द्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—king of Trigarta, patron of Vanamālin (Rahasyārṇava).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jayacandra (जयचन्द्र):—[=jaya-candra] [from jaya] m. Name of the author of Gośṛṅga-svayambhū-caitya-bhaṭṭārakôddeśa

2) [v.s. ...] of a man, [Rājataraṅgiṇī viii]

3) [v.s. ...] of a Gauḍa king, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] of a king of Kānyakubja, [Horace H. Wilson]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jayacandra in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Candra, Jaya.

Ends with: Durjayacandra, Vijaya-candra.

Full-text: Vijaya-candra, Gangadhara, Vanamalin, Indradhanus, Surodaya, Mahidhara, Shrikanta.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Jayacandra, Jayacandrā, Jaya-candra, Jaya-candrā; (plurals include: Jayacandras, Jayacandrās, candras, candrās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 6: Mahāpadma’s adventures in voluntary exile < [Chapter VIII - Śrī Mahāpadmacakricaritra]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 16 - Vedānta Dialectic of Śrīharṣa (a.d. 1150) < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]

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