Lavanasamudra, Lavaṇasamudra, Lavana-samudra: 8 definitions
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Lavanasamudra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesLavanasamudra (लवनसमुद्र) refers to the name of a Spot mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.27). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Lavana-samudra) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismLavaṇasamudra (लवणसमुद्र) is the name of an ocean (samudra) surrouding the continent of Jambūdvīpa (or simply Jambū), according to Jain cosmology. The Lavaṇasamudra and Jambūdvīpa are situated in the middle-world (madhyaloka), which contains innumerable concentric continents (dvīpa), each surrounded by their own ocean. The middle-world, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (ūrdhvaloka), is the only world where humans can be born. Lavaṇasamudra is also known as plainly Lavaṇa.
Lavaṇasamudra is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLavaṇasamudra (लवणसमुद्र).—the saltsea, the ocean.
Derivable forms: lavaṇasamudraḥ (लवणसमुद्रः).
Lavaṇasamudra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lavaṇa and samudra (समुद्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇasamudra (लवणसमुद्र).—m.
(-draḥ) The sea of salt-water. E. lavaṇa, samudra ocean.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇasamudra (लवणसमुद्र):—[=lavaṇa-samudra] [from lavaṇa] m. the salt-sea, sea, ocean, [Sūryaprajñapti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLavaṇasamudra (लवणसमुद्र):—[lavaṇa-samudra] (draḥ) 1. m. Sea of salt water
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Lavana, Samudra.
Full-text: Lavana, Jambudvipa, Sahya, Avadhuteshvara, Samudra, Jambu.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.32 - The extent of Bharata < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.7 - The transverse world (tiryagloka) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.33 - The regions in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXVII < [Astika Parva]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Chapter 9: Rājarṣi Śiva < [Book 11]