Marudesha, Marudeśa, Maru-Desha: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Marudeśa can be transliterated into English as Marudesa or Marudesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kubjikāmata-tantraMarudeśa (मरुदेश):—Sanskrit name for one of the twenty-four sacred sites of the Sūryamaṇḍala, the first maṇḍala of the Khecarīcakra, according to the kubjikāmata-tantra. The Khecarīcakra is the fifth and final cakra located just above the head. Each one of these holy sites (pītha) is presided over by a particular Khecarī (‘sky-goddess’). This Marudeśa-pītha is connected with the goddess Kramaṇī.
Source: academia.edu: The Samādhi of the Plowed Row (Shaivism)Marudeśa (मरुदेश) is mentioned as one of the upakṣetras, maped internally to the eight lotus petals at the top of the heart cakra, according to the Tantraloka 15.90-91.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMarudeśa (मरुदेश).—Also Marudhanva; arid tract1 where saṃjñā roamed in the guise of a mare;2 heaven became like a desert by the havoc of Tāraka.3 (See Maru).
- 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 86. 51.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 10. 35. Matsya-purāṇa 11. 26. Vāyu-purāṇa 8. 97; 88. 35.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 154. 34.
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: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsMarudeśa (मरुदेश) refers to the “wilderness (of the world)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Indeed, alone, the self roams about in the impassable wilderness of the world [com.—saṃsāra-marudeśa—‘the wilderness of the cycle of rebirth’] which is full of great misfortune [and] inflamed by the fire of suffering. The same [self] always takes hold of the interior of a body entirely to experience the good and bad result developed from its own action by itself”.
Synonyms: Marusthala.
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 dictionaryMarudeśa (मरुदेश).—
1) Name of a district.
2) any region destitute of water.
Derivable forms: marudeśaḥ (मरुदेशः).
Marudeśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maru and deśa (देश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMarudeśa (मरुदेश):—[=maru-deśa] [from maru] m. Name of a country, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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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: Desha, Maru, Teca.
Full-text: Murudesha, Shuddhamadhyama, Kramani, Marusthala, Suryamandala, Dasheraka.
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