Pavaki, Pāvaki: 11 definitions
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Pavaki means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pāvakī (पावकी) refers to one of the primary thirty-two energy-channels in the body, according to the Sampuṭodbhavatantra chapter 1.—Accordingly, “[Vajragarbha asked, ‘What subtle energy channels are in the body?’]—The Blessed One said, ‘There are one hundred and twenty of them, corresponding to the divisions within the four cakras. The chief ones, those with bodhicitta as their innate nature, are thirty-two in number. They are: [i.e., Pāvakī] [...]’.”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pāvaki (पावकि).—
1) An epithet of Kārtikeya.
2) Of the sage सुदर्शन (sudarśana).
Derivable forms: pāvakiḥ (पावकिः).
Pāvaki (पावकि).—m.
(-kiḥ) A name of Kartikeya. E. pāvaka, and iñ aff.; indirectly this deity is the son of fire.
Pāvaki (पावकि).—i. e. pāvaka + i, patronym., m. A son of fire, i. e. Kārttikeya.
Pāvaki (पावकि).—[masculine] son of Fire, [Epithet] of [several] gods.
1) Pāvakī (पावकी):—[from pāvaka > pāva] f. the wife of Agni, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Pāvaki (पावकि):—[from pāva] m. ‘son of Fire’, Name of Skanda, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of Su-darśana, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Harivaṃśa]
Pāvaki (पावकि):—(kiḥ) 2. m. Kārtikeya.
Pāvaki (पावकि):—m. ein Sohn des Feuers (pāvaka), Beiname Skanda's [Mahābhārata 3, 1576. 14378. 7, 173. 9, 2709. 12, 12324. 13, 4027. 4217.] [Harivaṃśa 10703.] kumārāviva pāvakī [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 24, 9 (25, 9 Gorresio). Sudarśana’s] [Mahābhārata 13, 141. Hari's] [?(!) Harivaṃśa 11440.]
Pāvaki (पावकि):—m. Patron. —
1) Skanda's. —
2) Sundarśana’s —
3) Viṣṇu's.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Pāvaki (ಪಾವಕಿ):—
1) [noun] a portable, domestic charcoal-furnace.
2) [noun] a hallow place in the earth for sacrificial fire.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Pāvaki (பாவகி) noun < pāvaki. Skanda, born of fire; [அக்கினியிலுதித்தோன்] முருகக்கடவுள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [[akkiniyiluthithon] murugakkadavul. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Pavakiya.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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