Puranjaya, Purañjaya, Puramjaya: 8 definitions
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Puranjaya 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: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaPurañjaya (पुरञ्जय):—Son of Śaśāda (=nickname of Vikukṣi, who was a son of Ikṣvāku). He is also known as Indravāha and sometimes as Kakutstha. He had a son named Anenā. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.12-20)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPurañjaya (पुरञ्जय).—A king of Ayodhyā. See under Kākutstha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Purañjaya (पुरञ्जय).—Alias Indravāha; also Kakustha: son of Vikukṣi father of Anenas; in a Devāsura war he became Pārṣṇigrāha to the Devas when Indra assumed the form of a bull over which he rode and discomfited the Asuras by his bhalla weapons; hence known as Kakustha; a Rājaṛṣi.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 12-20; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 20-32.
1b) A King of the Māgadhas including Pulindas Yadus and Madrakas among the castes; will establish anti-Brahmana subjects, will exterminate the Kṣatriyas and rule from Padmāvatī, the country along the Gangā as far as Prayāgā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 36-37.
1c) The last of the Bārhadratha line; was killed by his minister Śunaka who placed his own son on the throne.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 2-3.
1d) The son of Sṛñjaya, (Sanjaya, Matsya-purāṇa) a hero equal to Indra, and whose glory was sung in heaven;1 father of Janamejaya.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 14-15; Matsya-purāṇa 48. 12; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 14.
- 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 18. 4-5.
1e) A son of Medhāvi.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 84.
1f) The son of Suśānti and father of Ṛkṣa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 57.
1g) The son of Vindhyaśakti and father of Ramacandra.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 56.
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: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraPurañjaya (पुरञ्जय) is the name of a Vidyādhara-city, situated on mount Vaitāḍhya (in the southern row), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-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,
“[...] Taking their families and all their retinue and ascending the best of cars, they went to Vaitāḍhya. [...] Ten yojanas above the earth, King Nami made fifty cities on the mountain in a southern row [viz., Purañjaya]. Nami himself lived in Śrīrathanūpuracakravāla, the capital city among these cities. [...] The two rows of Vidyādhara-cities looked very magnificent, as if the Vyantara rows above were reflected below. After making many villages [viz., Purañjaya] and suburbs, they established communities according to the suitability of place. The communities there were called by the same name as the community from which the men had been brought and put there. [...]”.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurañjaya (पुरञ्जय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Victorious, conquering cities. m.
(-yaḥ) 1. The proper name of a king, the third of the race of the sun. E. pura a city, jī to conquer, aff. khaś.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPurañjaya (पुरञ्जय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Third king of the solar race. a. Victorious.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Purañjaya (पुरञ्जय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Puraṃjaya.
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 dictionaryPuraṃjaya (पुरंजय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Purañjaya.
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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Ends with: Parapuranjaya, Svarapuranjaya.
Full-text (+28): Puramjaya, Kakutstha, Indravaha, Parapuramjaya, Shashada, Janamejaya, Ramacandra, Vikukshi, Shunaka, Paramjapa, Svarapuramjaya, Puranjay, Urva, Prithu, Puramjana, Parapuranjaya, Suryaketu, Padmavati, Vindhyashakti, Sushanti.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Anu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 24 - On the installation of Durgā Devī in the city of Benares < [Book 3]
Chapter 9 - On the story of Kākutstha and the origin of Māndhātā < [Book 7]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 31 - An Account of Puru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Purañjana’s Rebirth as a Woman and Attainment of Liberation < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Chapter 6 - History of Ikṣvāku’s Posterity < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 1 - Dynasties of the Kali Age < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.3. The Yogavilasita by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]