Nagnajit, Nagna-jit: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—A Kṣatriya King. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 37, Stanza 21 that this King was born from a portion of an asura called Iṣupāda. This Nagnajit who was the King of Gāndhāra was killed by Karṇa and his sons were defeated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa. (Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 254 and Udyoga Parva, Chapter 43).
2) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—An asura. This asura who had been the disciple of Prahlāda took rebirth as a King named Subala. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Stanza 11).
1a) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—A King of Kosala, had a daughter Satyā; established a convention that he who would curb the ferocity of seven bulls in his possession would be the proper husband for his daughter; all tried in vain; Kṛṣṇa went to Ayodhyā and offered to pass the test; seeing his feat Nagnajit gave him his daughter with a large dowry;1 went to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 58. 32-52; III. 3. 4; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 242.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 82. 25.
1b) One of the eighteen authors on architecture.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 252. 2.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्) is the name of an ancient teacher (ācārya) of Vāstuśāsta (science of architecture) according to the Matsyapurāṇa.—All these great teachers cannot be said to be legendary. Some used to be propagated in ancient India. No nation can flourish without its care for its material prosperity. All this technique and training and their systematic and successful teaching and transmission were of equal importance. Most of the treatises of Vāstuśāstra carry many of these names [i.e., Nagnajit], yet a good many of them are quoted as authorities, yet still others are honoured with actual passages being quoted from their works.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—Name of an author on architecture; Bṛ. S.58.4.
Nagnajit is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nagna and jit (जित्).
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—m. (-jit) The name of a king, father of one of Krishna'S wives E. nagna Baud'dha, and jit who conquers.
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्).—[nagna-ji + t], I. m. The name of a prince, Mahābhārata 1, 2439.
1) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 43. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
2) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्):—is quoted as a medical author by Vāgbhaṭa in Uttarasthāna ch. 40.
1) Nagnajit (नग्नजित्):—[=nagna-jit] [from nagna > naj] m. Name of a prince of the Gandhāras (father of one of Kṛṣṇa’s wives), [Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] of a writer on architecture (?), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā lviii, 4; 15]
3) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्):—[nagna-jit] (t) 5. m. Name of a king.
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्):—(nagna + jit) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Gandhāra (Schwiegervaters des Kṛṣṇa; s. nāgnajitī) [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 7, 34.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8, 1, 4, 10.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2439. 2657. 3, 15257. 5, 1882. 7, 120.] [Harivaṃśa 4970.] Nomen proprium eines Autors über Bildhauerei (wie es scheint): svairaṅgulapramāṇairdvādaśavistīrṇamāyataṃ ca mukhaṃ (der Götterbilder) . nagnajitā tu caturdaśadairdhyeṇa drāviḍaṃ kathitam .. [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 58, 4. 15.] Nomen proprium eines Dichters Verz. d. Oxf. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 124,a.] In der Stelle: vaidehāmbaṣṭhakāmbojāstathā nagnajitāstvayā . gāndhārāśca yayā dhṛtyā jitāḥ saṃkhye sudurjayāḥ .. [Mahābhārata 8, 4040] ist ohne Zweifel nāgnajitāḥ die Kinder des Nagnajit zu lesen. nagnajitī [Harivaṃśa 6701. 9179. 9186] fehlerhaft für nāgnajitī .
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Nāgnajit (नाग्नजित्):—[Z. 7] die ed. Bomb. nagnajitastvayā; [Z. 9] die neuere Ausg. des [Harivaṃśa] überall richtig nā .
Nagnajit (नग्नजित्):—m. Nomen proprium —
1) eines Fürsten der Gandhāra. —
2) eines Autors über Bildhauerei und eines Dichters. — nagnajitās [Mahābhārata 8,4040] fehlerhaft für nagnajitas , nagnajitī [Harivaṃśa] Fehlerhaft für nāgna.
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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Aitareya Brahmana (a comprehensive analysis) (by Sanghamitra Mukherjee)
Chapter 4 - Important Personalities (kings and sages) in the Aitareya-Brāhmaṇa
Part 1 - Geographical Background as reflected in the Aitareya Brahmāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Society and Culture]
Part 2 - Kingship and Political Theories < [Chapter 5 - Society and Culture]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.8.17 < [Chapter 8 - The Marriages of All the Queens]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 3 - Treatment of Atithi (guest-reception) in Purāṇas < [Chapter 3 - Atithi-saparyā in Epics and Purāṇas]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
2. Ancient Architects < [Chapter 3 - Architecture in the Puranas]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.195 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
(iv) Other Ācāryas (chief preceptors) of Vastuśāstra < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(v,11) Vāstu in the Śilpa-texts < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
(iii) The Schools of Architecture and the Allocation of the Samarāṅguṇa < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]