Narendra, Nara-indra: 20 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Narendra (नरेन्द्र).—Is Candragupta Maurya.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 143.
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.
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
1) Narendra (नरेन्द्र) is the name of the minister of King Jayāpīḍa.—Kṣemendra who was otherwise known as Vyāsadāsa as most of the colophons of his works attribute to him. Kṣemendra was the son of Prakāśendra, grandson of Sindhu and father of Somendra and also the brother of Cakrapāla. He was also the descendant of Narendra, the minister of King Jayāpīḍa.
1) Suryakanta mentions that Somendra (son of Kṣemendra) in his introduction to Avadānakalpalatā gives detailed account of Kṣemendra’s parentage. In that introduction Somendra says that in the dynasty of Narendra, a minister of Jayāpīḍa was born from Bhogendra and from Bhogendra, a son namely Sindhu was born.
2) Narendra (नरेन्द्र) refers to one of the 130 varṇavṛttas (syllabo-quantitative verse) dealt with in the second chapter of the Vṛttamuktāvalī, ascribed to Durgādatta (19th century), author of eight Sanskrit work and patronised by Hindupati: an ancient king of the Bundela tribe (presently Bundelkhand of Uttar Pradesh). A Varṇavṛtta (e.g., narendra) refers to a type of classical Sanskrit metre depending on syllable count where the light-heavy patterns are fixed.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Narendra (नरेन्द्र) refers to a “prince”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of Rāhu are Tāmasa, Kīlaka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] If the spots should be of the shape of a rod the prince dies [i.e., narendramṛtyu]; if of the shape of a headless body mankind will suffer from disease; if of the shape of a crow they will suffer from robbers; and if of the shape of a pike, they will suffer from famine”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Narendra (नरेन्द्र) refers to a “king”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 2, “on favorable marks”]: “11. Warriors only fight; horses only draw chariots; but elephants that are fit for a king (narendra) both fight and draw [vāraṇāstu narendrārhā yudhyanti ca vahanti ca]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Narendra (नरेन्द्र) refers to the “chiefs of men”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Here in the world a whole multitude of objects, and the supremacy that is desired by the chiefs of snakes, men and gods (narendra—uraganarasurendraiḥ prārthitaṃ), and other than [that], family, power, prosperity, and wanton women, etc. is easily obtained. On the contrary, that very same jewel of enlightenment alone is difficult to obtain. [Thus ends the reflection on] enlightenment”.
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.
India history and geography
1) Narendra (=Narendramalla) is the name of an ancient Raja (king of Nepal) from the Bhaktapur Dynasty (i.e., the Rajas of Bhaktapur or Bhatgaon), mentioned in the list of “Rajas of Nepal from the time of Ne Muni”, as extracted from the translation of the Vanshavali or Bansawali (“history and genealogical accounts of Nepal”).—Note: This list has been carefully revised and collated with the original manuscript, and gives the most correct forms of the royal names (e.g., Narendra-malla). The reader should compare it with the list in Thomas’s edition of Prinsep’s Essays on Indian Antiquities, Vol. II., pp. 268-271.
2) Narendra (=Narendramalla) is also mentioned as a Raja (king of Nepal) from the Kantipur or Kathmandu Dynasty.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र) refers to a “master of charms or antidotes” and is used as a synonym for Dhātuvādins, or “those involved in the art of making artificial gold” (Dhātuvāda), representing one of Siddhis (powers) practiced in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 191.28-32: We get some details about Dhātuvāda (p. 195), i.e., the art of making artificial gold, being practised in a secluded part of the Vindhya forest. [...] It is said that the assembled Dhātuvādins or alchemists were failing in their attempt. Prince Kuvalayacandra tried his own knowledge and succeeded in the making of gold. It appears that one of the epithets of the Dhātuvādins was Narendra, meaning a master of charms or antidotes. The word is also used in this sense in classical Sanskrit literature. Dhātuvāda is also called Narendrakalā (Ṇariṃdakalā, 197.16).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Narendra (नरेन्द्र).—
1) a king; R.2.18. नरेन्द्रकन्यास्तमवाप्य सत्पतिं तमोनुदं दक्षसुता इवाबभुः (narendrakanyāstamavāpya satpatiṃ tamonudaṃ dakṣasutā ivābabhuḥ) 3.33;6.8; Manusmṛti 9.253.
2) a physician, dealer in antidotes, curer of poisons; तेषु कश्चि- न्नरेन्द्राभिमानी तां निर्वर्ण्य (teṣu kaści- nnarendrābhimānī tāṃ nirvarṇya) Daśakumāracarita 51; सुनिग्रहा नरेन्द्रेण फणीन्द्रा इव शत्रवः (sunigrahā narendreṇa phaṇīndrā iva śatravaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 2.88. (where the word is used in both senses). °मार्गः (mārgaḥ) a high street, main road.
3) a mineralogist; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: narendraḥ (नरेन्द्रः).
Narendra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nara and indra (इन्द्र).
Narendra (नरेन्द्र).—name of a former Buddha: Sukhāvatīvyūha 6.15.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र).—m.
(-ndraḥ) 1. A king, an anointed sovereign. 2. A dealer in antidotes, a juggler. E. nara a man, indra chief.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र).—[masculine] king, prince; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
1) Narendra (नरेन्द्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
2) Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—father of Kāmeśvara (Āyurvedasiddhāntasambodhinī).
Narendra has the following synonyms: Narahari.
1) Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—[from nara] a m. ‘m°-lord’, king, prince, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a physician, master of charms or antidotes, [Daśakumāra-carita] (cf. dur-n)
3) [v.s. ...] = narendra-druma, [Suśruta] (cf. narādhipa)
4) [v.s. ...] = vārttika or rājika, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
6) [v.s. ...] of another man, [Kṣitīśa-vaṃśāvalī-carita]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]
8) [=na-rendra] [from nara] b m. Name of Tathāgatas, [Sukhāvatī-vyūha i].
Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—[nare+ndra] (ndraḥ) 1. m. A king; a juggler.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—(nara + indra) m.
1) König, Fürst [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 359.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 566.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 172.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 253.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 307.] [Nalopākhyāna 18, 6.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 7, 9. 11. 8, 5. 12, 25. 2, 67, 29.] [Raghuvaṃśa 2, 18. 3, 33. 6, 80.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 2, 21 (20). 15, 16.] putra Königssohn, Prinz [3, 21.] mārga Königsstrasse, Hauptstrasse [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 80, 21.] —
2) Giftarzt, Beschwörer [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Daśakumāracarita 73, 1. 172, 15.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [KṢITIŚAV. 23, 1. 2.] —
4) so oder vollständig narendradruma ein best. Baum, = narādhipa [Suśruta 2, 69, 1. 106, 5. 275, 8.] —
5) ein best. Metrum, 4 Mal ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯ [Colebrooke II, 163 (XVI, 3).] —
6) = vārttika [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] = rājika [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa]
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Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—
1) mārga [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 67.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 71, 34.] —
2) [KUVALAY. 119,a. Lies 73,3 Stenzler 73,1.]
Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—m. —
1) Fürst , König. —
2) Giftarzt , Beschwörer ; vgl. durnarendra. —
3) Cathartocarpus Fistula. —
4) ein best. Metrum. —
5) * = rājika. —
6) Nomen proprium eines Mannes.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇariṃda.
Narendra (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 如來 [rú lái]: “thus-come”.
2) 世尊 [shì zūn]: “world-honored one”.
3) 人中尊 [rén zhōng zūn]: “most revered among men”.
4) 人尊 [rén zūn]: “honored among men”.
5) 仁王 [rén wáng]: “humane kings”.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Narendra in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a king..—narendra (नरेंद्र) is alternatively transliterated as Nareṃdra.
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Nepali dictionary
Narendra (नरेन्द्र):—n. king; venom doctor;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Indra, Nara, Na.
Starts with (+8): Narendra acarya, Narendracarya, Narendradeva, Narendraditya, Narendradruma, Narendraghosha, Narendrahasta, Narendrahastapujita, Narendrahva, Narendrakala, Narendrakanya, Narendramarga, Narendramrityu, Narendranagari, Narendrapuri, Narendraputra, Narendraraja, Narendrarajan, Narendrarha, Narendrasena.
Full-text (+79): Narendradeva, Narendramarga, Narendrasvamin, Narendraputra, Narendrakanya, Narendrata, Narendratva, Narendranagari, Narendraraja, Bhojanarendra, Narinda, Narendradruma, Mahanarendra, Narendrahva, Narendracarya, Narendraditya, Kunarendra, Durnarendra, Rajika, Bhima narendra.
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Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 8.15 < [Chapter 8 - The Birth of Sovereigns]
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Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 21.7 < [Chapter 21 - Support Yogas]
Verse 5.12 < [Chapter 5 - Birth Matters]
Verse 11.13 < [Chapter 11 - Raja Yoga]
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Part 1 - Introduction: The history of The Thakali people < [The history of The Thakaali According to the Thakaali Tradition]
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Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Gommatsara by Acharya Nemichandra (by Bai Bahadur J. L. Jaini)
Part 4.1 - The Twelve Angas < [Introduction (volume 1)]