Jayavanta, Jayavamta: 3 definitions
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Jayavanta means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IJayavanta (जयवन्त) or Jayavantasūri is the author of the Ṛṣidattārāsa (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Jayavantasūri, alias Guṇasaubhagya, pupil of Upādhyāya Vinayamaṇḍana, pupil of Dharmaratnasūri, as he describes himself in several of his writings. The work contains 41 ḍhālas. The heroine Ṛṣidattā exemplifies the virtuous wife (satī).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjayavanta (जयवंत) [-vān, -वान्].—a Victorious.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJayavaṃta (ಜಯವಂತ):—[noun] = ಜಯಶಾಲಿ [jayashali].
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: Jayavantasuri.
Full-text: Jayavan.
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