Pradyotana: 9 definitions
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Pradyotana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPradyotana (प्रद्योतन).—Five beginning with Pradyota and ending-with Nandivardhana: they ruled the earth for 138 years.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 4.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I1) Pradyotana (प्रद्योतन) or Pradyotanasūri is the name of a teacher mentioned in the Bṛhadgaccha-gurvāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history) (in Sanskrit/Prakrit/Gujarati), which is 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 information provided by the Bṛhadgacchagurvāvalī for the teachers [e.g., Pradyotana-sūri] includes their literary achievements, reference to installation of images, and, the case arising, their feats in debates with non-Jains. [...]
2) Pradyotana (प्रद्योतन) or Pradyotanasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPradyotana (प्रद्योतन).—1 Blazing, shining.
2) Light.
-naḥ 1 The sun.
2) Name of a prince of Ujjayinī.
Derivable forms: pradyotanam (प्रद्योतनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradyotana (प्रद्योतन).—m.
(-naḥ) The sun. n.
(-naṃ) Blazing, shining, light. E. pra excess, dyut to shine, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pradyotana (प्रद्योतन):—[=pra-dyotana] [from pra-dyota > pra-dyut] a m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince of Ujjayinī, [Lalita-vistara]
3) [v.s. ...] b m. (with bhaṭṭācārya) Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a dynasty, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] n. blazing, shining, light, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPradyotana (प्रद्योतन):—[pra-dyotana] (naḥ) 1. m. The sun. n. Blazing, light.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPradyōtana (ಪ್ರದ್ಯೋತನ):—[noun] the sun.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dyotana, Pra.
Starts with: Pradyotana bhattacarya, Pradyotanasuri.
Full-text: Pradyotanasuri, Pradyotana bhattacarya, Pradyota, Sayayaloka, Sharadagama, Prayashcittaprakasha, Virabhadradeva, Candraloka, Nandivardhana, Balabhadra.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 256 - Greatness of Nandāditya < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Atmosphere, space, direction, etc. < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Megha Sandesa < [January – March, 1978]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]