Kridana, Krīḍana: 18 definitions
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Kridana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramKrīḍana (क्रीडन) refers to “love games”, according to the second recension of the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Thus (the goddess) was delighted in Śaṃkara and full of the bliss of (love) games [i.e., krīḍana—krīḍanānandanirbharā]. The goddess who bestows boons (to all) and to Śaṃkara, spoke: ‘In (this my) eighth birth having enjoyed pleasure (bhoga), with me, this is the debt that remains. We have mutually enjoyed the false object of enjoyment as it is (in the world and created) by Māyā. [...]’”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraKrīḍana (क्रीडन) refers to the “playing” (with horses and elephants), according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.92-94ab, while describing the ritual that protect the king and his kingdom]—“When [the king] is at play (krīḍana-kāla) with horses and elephants or in contests with weapons, [the mantrin] should venerate the water pot in order to protect him. [The mantrin] should perform this auspicious protection, which offers all benefits, whether [the king] is at play or for victory [in battle] in order to protect him from [the] many enemies that wish to destroy the king”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: WJPR: Concept of wet nursing in Ayurveda and Contemporary scienceKrīḍana (क्रीडन) or Krīḍanadhātrī refers to one of the various Dhātrīs (“wet medical attendant”) mentioned in Jain writings.—The concept of Dhatri (i.e., “a lactating lady who bosom-feeds”) is referenced to by Ayurvedic proponent Acharyas like Charaka as Sushruta and Kashyapa.—Jain writing has referenced around five kinds of Dhatri, for nursing of child [e.g., kridana-dhatri].—[Description]: She plays with youngster. Her voice and character influence the youngster. Kridanadhatri has the amicable voice has been viewed as great. The obligation of this Dhatri is likewise to take care the kid from Putana.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismKrīḍana (क्रीडन) refers to one of the various Grahas and Mahāgrahas mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Krīḍana).
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Krīḍana (क्रीडन) refers to the “playing” (of children), according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “[...] The roar of a lion, the sound of thunder, and the roar of a royal elephant bring the gain of grain and property. If the voices of children playing (bāla-krīḍana), the sound of a conch-shell, or an auspicious [song are heard], it brings wealth to the [donor’s] house.. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykrīḍana (क्रीडन).—n S krīḍā f (S) Playing, sporting; sport, play, pastime, amusement.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkriḍana (क्रिडन).—n krīḍā f Playing, sporting, amusement.
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 dictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन).—[krīḍ bhāve lyuṭ]
1) Playing, sporting; बालक्रीडनमिन्दुशेखरधनुर्भङ्गावधि प्रह्वता (bālakrīḍanaminduśekharadhanurbhaṅgāvadhi prahvatā) Mahān.
2) A play-thing, toy.
Derivable forms: krīḍanam (क्रीडनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन).—n.
(-naṃ) Play, sport, &c. E. krīḍa to play, affix yuc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन).—[krīḍ + ana], n. Play, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 9, 14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन).—[neuter] playing, play.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Krīḍana (क्रीडन):—[from krīḍ] m. ‘playing’, Name of the wind, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] n. playing, play, sporting, etc., [Rāmāyaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Hitopadeśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Play.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Krīḍana (क्रीडन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kīḍaṇa, Kīlaṇa, Kalāvaṇa, Khīlāvaṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKrīḍana (ಕ್ರೀಡನ):—[noun] = ಕ್ರೀಡೆ [kride].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKrīḍana (क्रीडन):—n. playing; sporting; amusing oneself;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kridanadhatri, Kridanaka, Kridanakala, Kridanakata, Kridanakataya, Kridanananda, Kridananda, Kridanari, Kridanartha, Kridanashila, Kridanashilate, Kridanashile.
Full-text (+8): Balakridana, Udakakridana, Pamsukridana, Mrigayakridana, Akridana, Samkridana, Sahapamsukridana, Kridanashilate, Kridanashile, Panakridana, Kridanashila, Kridanaka, Kridanadhatri, Kridapana, Kryden, Kidana, Khilavana, Pamsulekhana, Sahapamshukila, Kalavana.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.7.1 < [Chapter 7 - Kidnapping of the Calves and Cowherd Boys]
Verse 5.15.24 < [Chapter 15 - Seeing Sri Radha]
Verse 2.4.11 < [Chapter 4 - The Liberation of Vatsāsura]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.3.69 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 4.12 < [Chapter 4 - The Rule of the Objects of the Zodiac Signs and Planets]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 34 < [Volume 8 (1910)]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Rāsa with Gopīs < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]