Lainga, Laimga, Laiṅga: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग).—The Purāṇa of 11,000 verses; narrated by Maheśvara in the midst of Agniliṅga, a treatise on the four means (Trivarga and mokṣa) at the end of the Āgneyakalpa; he who makes a gift of it with cow and sesame in phālguṇi attains oneness with Śiva.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 53. 37-38.
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.
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग).—A grammatical operation or a rule of grammar concerning gender; cf. यदि तर्हि कृत्स्नः पदार्थोभिधीयते लैङ्गाः सांख्याश्र्च विधयो न सिध्यन्ति (yadi tarhi kṛtsnaḥ padārthobhidhīyate laiṅgāḥ sāṃkhyāśrca vidhayo na sidhyanti) M.Bh.on P.II.2.24 Vārt. 8, 9.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग) or Laiṅgasaṃhitā is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Bhāradvājasaṃhitā or “Bhāradvāja-kaṇva-saṃhitā”: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 230 ślokas mainly concerned with basic details concerning temple construction and icon consecration.—In the first chapter of the Bhāradvāja-Saṃhitā a list of canonical titles is given—supposedly, but not actually naming “108” titles. The list is almost identical to that found in the Kapiñjala-saṃhitā.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग).—a. Relating to gender.
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Laiṅga (लैङ्ग).—Name of one of the eighten Purāṇas.
Derivable forms: laiṅgam (लैङ्गम्).
1) Laiṅga (लैङ्ग):—mf(ī)n. ([from] liṅga) relating to grammatical gender, [Patañjali]
2) n. Name of a Purāṇa and an Upapurāṇa.
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग):—(von liṅga)
1) n. Titel eines Purāṇa und eines Upapurāṇa [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1,18,10. 19.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 284.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12,7,23.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa S. 659, Śloka 3.] Comm. zu [ŚVETĀŚV. Upakośā S. 259. 268.] [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,2. 59,a,39. 65,a,40.] purāṇa [104,a,20. 270,b,35.] Vgl. liṅgapurāṇa . —
2) f. ī eine best. Schlingpflanze, = liṅginī [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Laiṅga (लैङ्ग):—adj. das grammatische Geschlecht betreffend: vidhi [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.2,360,b.]
Laiṅga (लैङ्ग):——
1) Adj. das grammatische Geschlecht betreffend. —
2) f. ī eine best. Pflanze. —
3) n. Tttel eines Purāṇa. ([Hemādri’s Caturvargacintāmaṇi 1,537,14]) und Upaprāṇa. Auch purāṇa n.
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
Laiṃga (ಲೈಂಗ):—[adjective] of or belonging to linga, the symbol of Śiva.
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 (+0): Laimgapurana, Laingadhuma, Laingasamhita, Laingodbhava.
Full-text (+0): Laingodbhava, Laingadhuma, Vasishthalainga, Laingasamhita, Laimgapurana, Laingika, Ilainkam, Laingikabhavavada, Laingi, Vacittalainkam.
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Mandukya Upanishad (by Kenneth Jaques)
Verse 27 < [Chapter 2]
Agriculture and Animal husbandry in the Puranas (by Purboshri Borpuzari)
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Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)
Chapter 9.14 - The Mahesha-purana (study)
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 786 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 59 < [Volume 1, Part 1 (1901)]
Page 254 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Page 359 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1907)]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
1.5: Divisions of the Purāṇas < [Chapter 1]