Nagakumara, Naga-kumara, Nāgakumāra: 9 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार) refers to a class of bhavanavāsin, which is a species of deva (gods), according to Jain cosmology. The bhavanavāsins or bhaumeyika gods (e.g. the Nāgas) have a princely appearance (kumāra) and live in palaces (bhavana) and the upper part of the uppermost hell (ratnaprabhā).
The nāgas have an associated caityavṛkṣa (sacred-tree) known as the Saptaparṇa accoring to both Digambara and Śvetāmbara. They are defined according to the cosmological texts, such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition, or the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार) refers to “serpentine youths” and represents on of the ten classes of “residential celestial beings” (bhavanavāsin), itself a category of devas (celestial beings), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.10. Who are called Nāgakumāra? Those celestial beings that live on the mountains and in sandalwood trees are called serpentine youths.
Who are the lords amongst the ‘serpentine-youths’ (nāgakumāra) residential class of celestial beings? Dharaṇa and Bhūtānanda are the two lords in the Serpentine-youths residential celestial beings.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Nagakumara [नागकुमार] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Tinospora cordifolia from the Menispermaceae (Moonseed) family. For the possible medicinal usage of nagakumara, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार).—[masculine] a serpent-prince.
1) Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार):—[=nāga-kumāra] [from nāga] m. prince of the serpent-demons, [Divyāvadāna]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] Name of a class of deities among the Bhavanādhīśas guarding the treasures of Kubera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार):—(1. nāga 1, a + ku) m.
1) ein Prinz der Schlangendämonen [RATNĀVAD. 272.] [DIVYĀVAD. 216.] [Burnouf 138, Nalopākhyāna 2. 329. fgg.] —
2) pl. Name einer Götterklasse unter den Bhavanādhīśa [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 90.] bewachen die Schätze Kuvera's [193, Scholiast]
Nāgakumāra (नागकुमार):——
1) m. — a) ein Prinz der Schlangendämonen. — b) *Pl. eine best. Götterordnung bei den Jaina. —
2) *f. ī — a) Rubia Munjista [Rājan 6,194.] — b) Cocculus cordifolius [Dhanvantari's Wörterbuch 1,1.]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
nāgakumāra (နာဂကုမာရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[nāga+kumāra．(ṇāgakumāra-prā)]
[နာဂ+ကုမာရ။ (ဏာဂကုမာရ-ပြာ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
nāgakumāra—
(Burmese text): နဂါးလုလင်ပျို။
(Auto-Translation): Dragon prince.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kumara, Naga.
Starts with (+0): Nagakumaracaritra, Naka-kumarakaviyam.
Full-text (+10): Nagakumaracaritra, Dharana, Bhavanavasin, Bhutananda, Naka-kumarakaviyam, Veladhara, Nagakumari, Bhavanapati, Ratnavaha, Veladharin, Shambala, Kambala, Nabhi, Cakshuhkanta, Shankhaka, Naisarpa, Sarvaratnaka, Yashasvin, Pratirupa, Meghamukha.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 4.28 - The lifetimes of the deva < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Verse 4.10 - The subclasses of the residential beings (bhavanavāsī-deva) < [Chapter 4 - The Celestial Beings]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 5 - Nāga-king Dharaṇendra < [Chapter 1]
Part 11 - On the nāgakumāras < [Chapter 1]
Chapter 8: Indras < [Book 3]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Divisions of time and description of the Golden Age < [Chapter II]
Part 8: Leading of the Gaṅga to the Eastern Ocean < [Chapter VI - Emancipation of Ajita Svāmin and Sagara]
Part 24: Description of Lavaṇoda < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 387 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)