Karnavedha, Karṇavēdha, Karṇavedha, Karna-vedha: 11 definitions
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Karnavedha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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 Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Society State and Polity: A SurveyKarṇavedha (कर्णवेध) refers to the ceremony of “ear piercing” and represents one of the sixteen saṃskāras, or “ceremonies” accompanying the individual during the Gṛhastha (householder) stage of the Āśrama way of life. These ceremonies (e.g., karṇavedha-saṃskāra) are community affairs and at each ceremony relations and friends gather for community eating.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Vaisnava Agamas And Visnu ImagesKarṇavedha (कर्णवेध) refers to the “ceremony of perforation of the ear”, as defined in treatises such as the Pāñcarātra, Pādmasaṃhitā and Vaikhānasa-āgamas, extensively dealing with the technical features of temple art, iconography and architecture in Vaishnavism.—Banerjea points out, “The custom of perforating the earlobes and ears for the insertion of various types of ornaments is very old in India... in ancient and medieval times it was common to both men and women. The ceremony of Karṇavedha (perforation of the ear) is one of the important saṃskāras in the life of a twice-born, and the wearing of kuṇḍalas was once regarded as one of the privileges of a brahmacārin (student initiate) and of a gṛhastha (bouse-holder)... The physical peculiarity of long and distended ears and earlobes, which was the direct outcome of the wearing of heavy and broad ear-ornaments, came to be regarded as a sign of beauty and greatness (cf. pṛthukarṇatā as one of the signs of greatness in men)”.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Karnavedha refers to one of those ceremonies of the Nambutiris performed after marriage, during pregnancy or during the birth of a child. Karnavedha is the occasion on which the ears are bored. The Nambutiri people form the socio-spiritual aristocracy of Malabar, and, as the traditional landlords of Parasu Rama’s land, they are everywhere held in great reverence.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykarṇavēdha (कर्णवेध).—m (S) The ceremony of boring the ear of a child.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṇavedha (कर्णवेध).—piercing the ears to put ear-rings on; a religious ceremony (saṃskāra).
Derivable forms: karṇavedhaḥ (कर्णवेधः).
Karṇavedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms karṇa and vedha (वेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇavedha (कर्णवेध).—m.
(-dhaḥ) 1. Boaring the ears: as a religious ceremony it is performed where there are three sons, to prevent one of them from dying. 2. Piercing the ear in general. E. karṇa, and vedha piercing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṇavedha (कर्णवेध):—[=karṇa-vedha] [from karṇa] m. ‘ear-boring’ (a religious ceremony sometimes performed as a saṃskāra or to prevent a woman from dying if the birth of a third son be expected), [Purāṇa-sarvasva]
2) [v.s. ...] piercing the ear to receive ear-rings.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṇavedha (कर्णवेध):—[karṇa-vedha] (dhaḥ) 1. m. Boring the ears.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKarṇavēdha (ಕರ್ಣವೇಧ):—[noun] the piercing of the ear; a making hole in the lobe of the ear.
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)
Partial matches: Vedha, Karna, Veta.
Starts with: Karnavedhani, Karnavedhanika, Karnavedhaprayoga, Karnavedhavidhana.
Full-text: Shrutivedha, Samskara.
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