Nadijangha, Nāḍijaṅgha, Nadi-jangha, Nāḍījaṅgha: 8 definitions

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Nadijangha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Nadijangha in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ).—A famous stork. It lives in the pond called Indradyumna as an eternal being, without death. (See under Indradyumna).

2) Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ).—A kite, who was a son of Kaśyapa. A friend of Brahmā, it was known as Rājadharmā as well. Nāḍījaṅgha was once killed for food by an ungrateful brahmin. (For details see under Gautama V).

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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.

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Critical Study of the Vajraḍākamahātantrarāja (II)

Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ) is the name of a Kṣetrapāla (field-protector) and together with Gokarṇī Devī they preside over Kaśmīra: one of the twenty-four sacred districts mentioned in the 9th century Vajraḍākatantra (chapter 18). Their weapon is the vajra and śṛṅkhala and their abode is the top of the mountain. A similar system appears in the tradition of Hindu Tantrims, i.e., in the Kubjikāmatatantra (chapter 22), which belongs to the Śākta sect or Śaivism.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nadijangha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nāḍijaṅgha (नाडिजङ्घ) or Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ).—

1) a crow.

2) a kind of crane; नाडीजङ्घो निजघ्ने कृततदुपकृतिर्यत्कृते गौतमेन (nāḍījaṅgho nijaghne kṛtatadupakṛtiryatkṛte gautamena) Nāg.4.15.

Derivable forms: nāḍijaṅghaḥ (नाडिजङ्घः), nāḍījaṅghaḥ (नाडीजङ्घः).

Nāḍijaṅgha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāḍi and jaṅgha (जङ्घ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ).—m.

(-ṅghaḥ) 1. A crow. 2. The name of a holy teacher or saint. 3. The name of a fabulous crane. E. nāḍī a stalk, and jaṅghā a leg or thigh.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ):—[=nāḍī-jaṅgha] [from nāḍī > nāḍa] m. ‘id.’, a crow

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a fabulous crane, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] of a Muni, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. nāli-j).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nāḍījaṅgha (नाडीजङ्घ):—[nāḍī-jaṅgha] (ṅghaḥ) 1. m. A crow; name of a sage; of a crane.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nadijangha in German

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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.

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