Pedhala, Peḍhāla: 7 definitions
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Pedhala means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IPeḍhāla (पेढाल) is a follower of Pārśva, according to a manuscript by Samayasundara dealing with the Veyāliya chapter Sūtrakṛtāṅga, included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The author explains how he paid homage to the lord, i.e. Ṛṣabha, who taught to his sons the Veyāliya chapter of the Sūtrakṛtānga (I.2; kahyo vetālī ajheṇu, 4), then refers to Ārdrakumāra (Sūtr. II.6; vs. 6), to Udaga son of Peḍhāla, a follower of Pārśva (Sūtr. ii.7; vs. 9), and followers of Mahāvīra who are evoked in the same chapter (vs. 11).
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
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasPeḍhāla (पेढाल) is the name of a village mentioned in the “Ṭhāṇā plates of Mummuṇirāja”. Accordingly, “in the village Peḍhāla situated in the Śūrpāraka-ṣaṭṣaṣṭi-viṣaya, the boundaries of which are as follows:—on the east, a Bhambanīvāha field; on the south, the third Thāpaḍa field belonging to the Government; on the west, the dam of the tank; on the north, a deiyalā field”.
Peḍhāla is identical with Pelhār, about 8 miles N.N.E. of Bassein. Uppalapallikā, a hamlet of Vīrāra, seems to have merged itself in Vīrāra.
These copper plates (mentioning Peḍhāla) were discovered in 1956 while digging the ground between the Church and the District Office at Ṭhāṇā, the chief town of the Ṭhāṇā District in Mahārāṣṭra. Its object is to record the grant, by the Śilāhāra Mummuṇirāja, of some villages and lands to learned Brāhmaṇas on the occasion of the lunar eclipse on the fifteenth tithi of the bright fortnight of Phālguna in the Śaka year 970, the cyclic year being Sarvadhārin.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPeḍhāla (पेढाल):—m. Name of the eighth Arhat of the future Utsarpiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Peḍhāla (पेढाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Peḍhāla.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Peḍhāla (पेढाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pīṭhavat.
2) Peḍhāla (पेढाल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Peḍhāla.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Full-text: Pithavat, Udaga, Pela, Samayasundara.
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Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
Lecture 7: Nalanda < [Book 2]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: Future Arhats < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]
Part 3: Wandering of Mahāvīra and Gośāla (continued) < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]