Pulinda, Pulindā, Pulimda: 26 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
In Buddhism
1. Theravada
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Pulinda means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Pulinda (पुलिन्द).—The people of the country of Pulinda. Information available regarding them from the Mahābhārata is given below:

Pulindas were originally Kṣatriyas. But they became Śūdras by a curse of the brahmins. (Chapter 33, Anuśāsana Parva).

Pulindas who belong to the mleccha tribe became rulers in Kaliyuga. (Chapter 186, Vana Parva).

Pulindas were born from the foam of the celestial cow Nandinī of sage Vasiṣṭha when she got enraged. (Chapter 165, Āśramavāsika Parva).

Bhīma fought against the Pulindas and destroyed all their big cities. (Chapter 26, Sabhā Parva).

In the great Mahābhārata battle Pulindas fought on the side of Duryodhana. (Chapter 158, Udyoga Parva).

2) Pulinda (पुलिन्द).—A mleccha tribe of ancient Dakṣiṇabhārata. The Vāmana Purāṇa gives some details regarding them.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Pulinda (पुलिन्द).—The son of Bhadraka and father of Ghoṣa of the Śunga dynasty.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 17.

1b) A tribe of Dakṣiṇapatha formed into a caste by Purañjaya; purified of sin by the worship of Hari;¹ kings of the;² kingdom of the, established by Visvaphāṇi;³ elevated to royalty by Viśvasphaṭika.⁴

1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 36; II. 4. 18; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 126; 47. 48; 98. 108; 99. 268 and 378.
2) Matsya-purāṇa 50. 76.
3) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 58; III. 73. 108; 74. 191; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 48; 121. 49.
4) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 62.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.26.10, V.158.20, VI.10.60, VI.83.7, VIII.51.19) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pulinda) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstra

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) is the name of a country pertaining to the Oḍramāgadhī local usage (pravṛtti) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 14. These pravṛttis provide information regarding costumes, languages, and manners in different countries of the world. It is mentioned that this local usage (adopted by these countries) depends on the verbal style (bhāratī) and the graceful style (kaiśikī).

The Pulindas are usually to be represented by a brown (asita) color when painting the limbs (aṅgaracanā), according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 23. The painting is a component of nepathya (costumes and make-up) and is to be done in accordance with the science of āhāryābhinaya (extraneous representation).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) Pulinda (पुलिन्द) refers to a sacred mountain (mandara), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Thus, (my) descent (into the world) takes place there in (that) land along with you. The goddess appeared (jātā) on mount (mandara) Pulinda, as did the wise Siddha. The two made love and achieved success and whoever they looked at also attained the supreme plane. They became invisible again at the end of the Age (yugānta)”.

2) Pulinda (पुलिन्द) refers to one of the eight Servants (ceṭa-aṣṭaka) associated with Pūrṇagiri or Pūrṇapīṭha (which is located in the northern quarter), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra.—[...] The eight servants: Pulinda, Śavara, Unmatta, Palāśana, Ulūka, Mārīca, Sumatta, Bhayaṃkara.

3) Pulinda (पुलिन्द) is the name of a Ghara (house) associated with the Pīṭha named Devikoṭṭa, according to the Kulakriḍāvatāra, a text paraphrased by Abhinavagupta in his Tāntrāloka.—The lineage (ovalli) Ānanda is associated with the following:—Prince: Ali; Master: Śṛṅgālamuni; Pīṭha: Devīkoṭṭa; Ghara (house): Pulinda; Pallī (village): Aḍavī; Town: Balahoma; Direction: east; Grove: Pāya; Vow-time: 7 years; Mudrā: right ring; Chummā: “Heart”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) refers to a kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 4), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus [i.e., sita] should be eclipsed by the lunar disc the people of Magadha, the Yavanas, the Mlecchas, men of Pulinda (a barbarous tribe), the Nepālīs, the Bhṛṅgīs and the Mārwārīs (Marus), the men of Kaccha and of Surat, the Madras, the Pāñcālas, the Kaikayas, the Kulūtakas, the Cannibalas (Pūruṣādas) and the men of Uśīnara (Gāndhāra) will suffer miseries for seven months”.

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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.

General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) is the name of a country classified as Kādi (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).—There are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., Pulinda] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as Kādi and Hādi.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The name given to the wild tribes of Ceylon, evidently to be identified with the present Veddas. Their ancestry is traced to Jivahattha and Dipella, the son and daughter of Vijaya by Kuveni. Mhv.vii.58; MT.264, 266.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) refers to a sub-division of the Mlecchas: one of the two-fold division of men born in Mānuṣottara and in the Antaradvīpas, situated in the “middle world” (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“In these 35 zones on this side of Mānuṣottara and in the Antaradvīpas, men arise by birth; on the mountains, Meru, etc., by kidnapping and power of learning, in the 2½ continents and in 2 oceans. [...]. From the division into Āryas and Mlecchas they are two-fold. [...] The Mlecchas—[e.g., the Pulindas, ...] and other non-Āryas also are people who do not know even the word ‘dharma’”.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early Buddhism

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) is the name of an ancient kingdom situated in Dakkhiṇāpatha (Deccan) or “southern district” of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Pulindas are mentioned in Rock Edict XIII of Asoka as a vassal tribe along with the Andhras, and Bhojas. In a passage of the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa the Pulindas are mentioned along with the Andhras; in the Purāṇas (viz. Matsya, Vāyu), however, they are mentioned with the Sabares and are referred to as Dakṣiṇāpathavāsinaḥ together with the Vaidarbhas and the Daṇḍakas. The Mahābhārata also places the Pulindas, Andhras and the Sabares in Dakṣiṇāpatha.

Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)

Pulinda (पुलिन्द) refers to one of the various tribes of ancient India, commonly depicted as engaging in Śabaravidyā cult practices and beliefs, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The special cult-practices and beliefs in Mantras amongst the tribes of Pulindas, Kāpālikas, Mātaṅgas, Rākṣasas, Vānaras on hill-tops and forests formed part of the Śabaravidyā. This was a cult involving occult practices like the muttering of śabaramantras and uttering the same through the ear (133.5). [...]

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pulinda (पुलिंद).—m (S) A barbarian, a savage or mountaineer; one who uses an uncultivated or a barbarous dialect.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pulinda (पुलिंद).—m A barbarian, mountaineer.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pulinda (पुलिन्द).—

1) Name of a barbarous tribe (usually in pl.).

2) A man of this tribe, a savage, barbarian, mountaineer; वन्यैः पुलिन्दैरिव वानरैस्ताः क्लिश्यन्त उद्यानलता मदीयाः (vanyaiḥ pulindairiva vānaraistāḥ kliśyanta udyānalatā madīyāḥ) R.16.19,32.

3) A hunter; तेषामन्तराणि वागुरिकशबरपुलिन्दचण्डालारण्यचरा रक्षेयुः (teṣāmantarāṇi vāgurikaśabarapulindacaṇḍālāraṇyacarā rakṣeyuḥ) Kau. A.2.1.19.

Derivable forms: pulindaḥ (पुलिन्दः).

[Sanskrit to German]

Pulinda in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Pulinda in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bundle; sheaf..—pulinda (पुलिंदा) is alternatively transliterated as Puliṃdā.

2) Puliṃda (पुलिंद) [Also spelled pulinda]:—(nm) a bundle; sheaf.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Puliṃda (पुलिंद) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pulinda.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puliṃda (ಪುಲಿಂದ):—

1) [noun] a tribe that lives in forest and mountainous region, the members of of which mainly depend on hunting of animals for their livelihood.

2) [noun] a male member of this tribe.

3) [noun] the mast or rib of a ship.

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Puḷiṃda (ಪುಳಿಂದ):—

1) [noun] a tribe that lives in forest and mountainous region, the members of of which mainly depend on hunting of animals for their livelihood.

2) [noun] a male member of this tribe.

3) [noun] the mast or rib of a ship.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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