Rasabha, Rāsabha, Rashabha: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Rasabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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)
Rāsabha (रासभ) refers to an “ass” (animal), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated: “[...] At the same time, several phenomena of evil portent forboding misery and distress happened, when the son of Varāṅgī was born making the gods miserable. [...] O dear, groups of mad asses ran here and there braying loudly and digging the ground with their hoofs. Terrified by the asses [i.e., rāsabha-trasta], birds flew up from their nests. In their excitement and flutter they honked and cronked. They did not find a peaceful perch anywhere. [...]”.
Rāsabha (रासभ).—Created by Brahmā from his feet.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 5. 49.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Rasabha (रसभ) refers to the Hinny, according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Rāsabha (रासभ) refers to an “ass” (animal), according to the Devyāmata (in the section śalyoddhāra-paṭala or “excavation of extraneous substances”).—Accordingly, “[...] If a cat [intrudes into the site] stepping over [a cord] while a cord is being cast, it should be understood that there is the bone of an ass (rāsabha-asthi) beneath that spot of the site. If a dog steps over a cord, [the officiant] should prognosticate the bone of a dog [beneath] the [spot of the site]. [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Rasabha dynasty according to Harivamsa Purana and Tiloyapannati.—Starting from the epoch of Mahavira nirvana (1189 BCE), Palaka ruled for 60 years, Vishaya kings for 150 years, Murundas for 40 years, Pushpamitra for 30 years, Vasumitra & Agnimitra for 60 years, Gandhavvaya or Rasabha kings for 100 years, Naravahana for 40 years, Bhattubanas for 242 years and Guptas for 231 years.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
rāsabha (रासभ).—m (S) A male ass. rāsabhī f S A female ass.
rāsabha (रासभ).—m A male ass.
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
Rāsabha (रासभ).—[rāseḥ abhac Uṇādi-sūtra 3.124] An ass, a donkey.
Derivable forms: rāsabhaḥ (रासभः).
Rāsabha (रासभ).—m.
(-bhaḥ) An ass. f. (-bhī) The she-ass. E. rās to sound, abhaca Unadi aff.
Rāsabha (रासभ).—i. e. ras + a + bha, m. An ass, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 118. f. bhī, A she-ass, [Pañcatantra] 215, 9.
Rāsabha (रासभ).—[masculine] bhī [feminine] ass.
1) Rāśabha (राशभ):—[wrong reading] for rāsabha.
2) Rāsabha (रासभ):—[from rās] a m. (√1. rās), ‘the brayer’, an ass, jackass, donkey, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
3) b See above.
Rāsabha (रासभ):—(bhaḥ) 1. m. An ass.
Rāśabha (राशभ):—[Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 48, 26] fehlerhafte Schreibart für rāsabha .
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Rāsabha (रासभ):—(von 1. ras) [Uṇādisūtra 3, 125.] m. Esel, Eselhengst [das 1, 15.] [Amarakoṣa 2, 9, 78.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1256.] [Halāyudha 2, 125.] ka.ā yogo vā.ino.rāsabhasya der Aśvin [Ṛgveda 1, 34, 9. 116, 2. 8, 74, 7.] vi.ocanaṃ vā.ino.rāsabhasya des Indra [3, 53, 5.] upāsthādvā.ī dhu.i rāsabhasya [1, 162, 21.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 5, 1, 5, 7.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Brāhmaṇa 18, 1.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6, 1, 1, 11. 3, 1, 23. 2, 3. 4, 4, 3.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 16, 2, 4.] [Pāraskara’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 3, 15.] rāsabhārāva [Mahābhārata 1, 4508.] rāsabhāruṇa [7, 1001. 14, 2239. 15, 210.] (tam) paryarāsanta (paryavāśanta ed. Bomb.) rāsabhāḥ [16, 49.] yukto rathaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio.2,71,15. 19.] [Oxforder Handschriften 51,b,27.] [Suśruta.1,135,9.] yaḥ spṛśedrāsabham sacailaṃ snānamuddiṣṭaṃ tasya pāpapraśāntaye [Spr. 2457.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 17, 12.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 48, 26] (rāśabha). [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 284, 3.] rāsabhī f. Eselin [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] [Mahābhārata 13, 1879. fg.] [Pañcatantra 215, 9.] — Vgl. ṛṣabha, karabha, kalabha, gardabha, luṣabha, vṛṣabha, śarabha, śalabha .
Rāśabha (राशभ):—[Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa 48,26] fehlerhaft für rāsabha.
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Rāsabha (रासभ):——
1) m. Esel , Eselhengst. —
2) f. rāsabhī Eselin zu [Indische sprüche 1417.]
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
Rāsabha (ರಾಸಭ):—
1) [noun] a donkey (in gen.).
2) [noun] a male donkey.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
rāsabha—
(Burmese text): မြည်း။
(Auto-Translation): Mysterious.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Raca, Rasa, Kata, Kitta.
Starts with (+2): Rasabhadhusara, Rasabhaga, Rasabhanda, Rasabhanga, Rasabharanem, Rasabharava, Rasabharita, Rasabharu, Rasabharuna, Rasabhasa, Rasabhasena, Rasabhash, Rasabhasma, Rasabhasman, Rasabhasmavidhi, Rasabhasthi, Rasabhatrasta, Rasabhatta, Rasabhava, Rasabhavandini.
Full-text (+12): Rasabhavandini, Rasabhadhusara, Rasabhasena, Rasabhayukta, Rasabhasthi, Dipyaka, Rasabhatrasta, Rasabharava, Rasabharuna, Rasabhi, Jvalarasabhakamaya, Sugupta, Gandhavvaya, Bhattubana, Naravahana, Agnimitra, Vasumitra, Murunda, Palaka, Pushpamitra.
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