In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Pavanañjaya (पवनञ्जय) or simply Pavana is the son of Ketumatī and Prahlāda (King of Ādityapura), according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “Now, here on Mount Vaitāḍhya in the town Ādityapura there was a king, named Prahlāda, and his wife, Ketumatī. They had a son, Pavanañjaya, victorious like the wind because of his strength and manner of moving through the air. [...] One day the minister showed Mahendra (king of similarly-named city) the portrait of Vidyutprabha, the son of the Vidyādhara-lord, Hiraṇyābha, and his wife, Sumanas, and the handsome portrait of Pavanañjaya, the son of Prahlāda. [...]”;

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Pavanañjaya (पवनञ्जय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pavaṇaṃjaa.

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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)

Full-text: Pavanamjaa, Pavana, Punyasagara, Anjanasundari, Prahasita, Ketumati, Anjanasundaricaupai, Prahlada, Lankasundari, Hiranyabha, Sumana, Vidyutprabha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Pavananjaya, Pavanañjaya; (plurals include: Pavananjayas, Pavanañjayas). 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 2: Story of Pavanañjaya and Añjanasundarī < [Chapter III - Hanumat’s birth and Varuṇa’s subjection]

Part 1: Introduction (Pavanañjaya, son of Prahlāda and Ketumatī) < [Chapter III - Hanumat’s birth and Varuṇa’s subjection]

Part 4: Birth of Hanumat (Hanuman) < [Chapter III - Hanumat’s birth and Varuṇa’s subjection]

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