Keshin, Keśin: 13 definitions
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Keshin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Keśin can be transliterated into English as Kesin or Keshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1a) Keśin (केशिन्).—A son of Vasudeva and Kauśalya; the family of.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 48.
1b) An asura friend of Kaṃsā. Set up by him, Keśin appeared in Vraja as a huge horse and attacked Kṛṣṇa with his feet. Being thrown off by Kṛṣṇa, he fell at a distance. Recovering his consciousness, he once again attacked Kṛṣṇa when the latter thrust his arm into his mouth until he was suffocated to death.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 2. 1; 36. 20; 37. 1-8, 25; 43. 25; II. 7. 34; Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 100; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 1. 24; 4. 1-2; 12. 21.
1c) A Dānava king;1 defeated and slain by Purūravas when he was forcibly taking away Citralekhā and Urvaśī. The latter was handed over to Indra.2
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Keśin (केशिन्) (lit. “one who has fine or long hair”) is a synonym (another name) for either the Lion (Siṃha) or the Horse (Aśva), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Keśin (केशिन्) refers to an “ascetic”.—The famous hymn to the ascetic (keśin) in the late tenth section (maṇḍala) of the Ṛgveda is one of the earliest references to ascetics in India. Noteworthy is that many characteristics of Śaiva ascetics recognizable centuries later are already attributed to him. He is associated with Rudra, whom he imitates. He wears ochre clothes and has long unkempt hair. Most interesting is a feature that became cardinal to that of the liberated state for all Kaula and related Tantric traditions: he flies. [...]
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Keśin (केशिन्).—m. [keśa-ini]
1) A lion.
2) Name of a Rākṣasa slain by Kṛṣṇa.
3) Name of another Rākṣasa who carried Devasenā and who was slain by Inrda.
4) An epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
5) One having fine hair.
Keśin (केशिन्).—name of the supernatural horse (the Bodhisattva) who saves shipwrecked persons from the island of ogresses (story of Jātaka (Pali) 196, Valāhassa-J.): Mahāvastu iii.72.18; 75.11, 17 f.; 77.1. This name occurs only in Mahāvastu and only in the prose version; in the verse he is called Valāha or Vālāha, qq.v., as in other [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] and Pali versions.
Keśin (केशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) Having fine hair. m. (-śī) 1. A name of Vishnu or Krishna. 2. The name of a Daitya or demon killed by Krishna. 3. A lion. f. (-śinī) 1. A kind of grass, (Andropogon aculeatum.) 2. Spikenard, (Valeriana jatamansi.) E. keśa hair, ini aff.
Keśin (केशिन्).—i. e. keśa + in, I. m. The name of an Asura or demon, etc., Mahābhārata 1, 2531; [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 24, 47. Ii. f. inī, The name of an Apsaras, etc., Mahābhārata 1, 2558; [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 39, 3.
Keśin (केशिन्).—[adjective] = keśavant; [masculine] [Name] of an Asura & [several] men. [feminine] keśinī [Epithet] of Durgā etc., a woman’s name; [plural] cert. mythical beings.
1) Keśin (केशिन्):—[from keśa] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-2, 109]) having fine or long hair (said of Rudra cf. kapardin, of his female attendants, of female demons, and of men), [Atharva-veda xi, 2, 18] (cf. [Ṛg-veda x, 136, 1 ff.]), [ and 31; xii, 5, 48; xiv, 2, 59]
2) [v.s. ...] having a mane (as Indra’s and Agni’s horses), [Ṛg-veda]
3) [v.s. ...] having tips (as rays or flames), [Ṛg-veda i, 140, 8 and 151, 6]
4) [v.s. ...] m. ‘Name of Rudra’ (See before)
5) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] ‘a horse’ (See before)
7) [v.s. ...] a lion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of an Asura slain by Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
9) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vasu-deva and Kauśalyā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 24, 47]
10) [v.s. ...] ([Pāṇini 6-4, 165]) Name of Dārbhya or Dālbhya
Keśin (केशिन्):—[(śī-śinī-śi) a.] Having fine hair. m. Vishnu; a lion; a demon. f. A kind of grass; spikenard.
Keśin (केशिन्):—
Keśin (केशिन्):——
1) Adj. — a) langhaarig. — b) mähnig. — c) bildlich von Strahlen , Flammen u.s.w. —
2) m. — a) Beiname — α) Rudra's. — β) *Viṣṇu's. — b) Ross. — c) *Löwe. — d) Nomen proprium — α) eines von Kṛṣṇa erschlagenen Asura. — β) verschiedener Männer. —
3) f. keśinī — a) Bez. — α) Pl. der Schaaren Rudra's. — β) Bestimmter dämonischer Wesen. — b) Beiname der Durgā. — c) *Chrysopogon aciculatus. — d) *Nardostachys Jatamnsi [Rājan 12,97.] — e) Nomen proprium — α) einer Apsaras. — β) einer Rākṣasī. — γ) verschiedener Frauen.
Keśin (केशिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kesi.
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)
Starts with: Keshimathana, Keshinee, Keshing, Keshinishudana, Keshinya, Kesini.
Full-text (+44): Avakeshin, Munjakeshin, Manjukeshin, Hiranyakeshin, Dhamakeshin, Sarvakeshin, Svalpakeshin, Keshinishudana, Sukeshin, Muktakeshi, Keshimathana, Yupakeshin, Pulakeshin, Vyomakeshin, Vidyutkeshin, Keshi, Satyashadhahiranyakeshin, Turagadanava, Keshigrihapati, Kaishina.
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