Kshemamkari, Kṣemaṃkarī, Kshemankari, Kṣemaṅkarī: 3 definitions
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Kshemamkari means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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 terms Kṣemaṃkarī and Kṣemaṅkarī can be transliterated into English as Ksemamkari or Kshemamkari or Ksemankari or Kshemankari, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraKṣemaṅkarī (क्षेमङ्करी) is the name of a Vidyādhara-city, situated on mount Vaitāḍhya (in the southern row), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-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,
“[...] Taking their families and all their retinue and ascending the best of cars, they went to Vaitāḍhya. [...] Ten yojanas above the earth, King Nami made fifty cities on the mountain in a southern row [viz., Kṣemaṅkarī]. Nami himself lived in Śrīrathanūpuracakravāla, the capital city among these cities. [...] The two rows of Vidyādhara-cities looked very magnificent, as if the Vyantara rows above were reflected below. After making many villages [viz., Kṣemaṅkarī] and suburbs, they established communities according to the suitability of place. The communities there were called by the same name as the community from which the men had been brought and put there. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumKṣemaṃkarī (क्षेमंकरी) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[anonymous] Rādh. 45.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣemaṃkarī (क्षेमंकरी):—[=kṣema-ṃ-karī] [from kṣemaṃ-kara > kṣema] f. Durgā, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa v, 1, 83]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of another goddess, [DevīP.]
3) [v.s. ...] of the sister of Brahma-datta’s son Kṣemaṃ-kara, [Buddhist literature]
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: Kshemam, Karin.
Starts with: Kshemamkarin.
Ends with: Karttikamahatmyakshemamkari.
Full-text: Kshema.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Kshemamkari, Kshemam-kari, Kṣemaṃkarī, Ksemamkari, Kshemankari, Kṣemaṅkarī, Kṣemaṃ-karī, Ksemam-kari, Ksheman-kari, Kṣeman-karī, Kseman-kari, Ksemankari; (plurals include: Kshemamkaris, karis, Kṣemaṃkarīs, Ksemamkaris, Kshemankaris, Kṣemaṅkarīs, karīs, Ksemankaris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 118 - Installation of Raivatakeśvara (Raivataka-īśvara) and Kṣemaṃkarī < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 119 - Greatness of Balātibaladaityaghnī (Bala-Atibala-daitya-ghnī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 117 - Emergence of Bhaṭṭikātīrtha (Bhaṭṭikā Tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 56 - The Account of the Five (conclusion) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 20 - The Great Efficacy of Giving (Charity) < [Section 7 - Kriyāyogasāra-Khaṇḍa (Section on Essence of Yoga by Works)]
Chapter 95 - More Rites and Rituals to be Observed in Vaiśākha < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Description of Vaitāḍhya < [Chapter III]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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