In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Naisarpa (नैसर्प) refers to one of the nine treasures mentioned in chapter 1.4 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:

“The King [Bharata] made a four days’ fast, directed toward the treasures, a guide on the path of acquisition of powers earned by former penance. At the end of the four days’ fast, the nine famous treasures approached him, each always attended by one thousand Yakṣas, Naisarpa, Pāṇḍuka, Piṅgala, Sarvaratnaka, Mahāpadma, Kāla, Mahākāla, Māṇava, Śaṅkhaka. They were mounted on eight wheels, eight yojanas high, nine yojanas broad, twelve yojanas long, their faces concealed by doors of cat’s-eye, smooth, golden, filled with jewels, marked with the cakra, sun, and moon. [...]

As their guardians, Nāgakumāra-gods with names the same as theirs, with life-periods of a palyopama, inhabited them. The building of houses of camps, cities, villages, mines, towns approached both by land and water, and of isolated towns, originates in Naisarpa”.

context information

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

Naisarpa (नैसर्प):—[=nai-sarpa] [from nai] m. ([from] unused ni-s) Name of one of the 9 treasures (with Jainas).

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Naisarpa (नैसर्प) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇesappa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Naisarpa in German

context information

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: Nai, Sarpa.

Full-text: Nisarpa, Nesappa, Navanidhi, Nidhi, Shankhaka, Sarvaratnaka, Pingala, Sarvaratna, Panduka, Manava, Mahakala, Mahapadma, Kala, Shankha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Naisarpa, Nai-sarpa; (plurals include: Naisarpas, sarpas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 15: The nine treasures < [Chapter IV]

Part 17: Conquest of the nine treasures by Sagara < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavarṣa by Sagara]

Part 4: Princes obtain permission to leave home < [Chapter V - Life and death of the sons of Sagara]

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