Sahasranayana, Sahasra-nayana: 8 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSahasranayana (सहस्रनयन) (or Sahasraḍrś, Sahasrākṣa) is the son of the Vidyādhara-king Sulocana, according to chapter 2.4 [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, as Sagara was addressed by a chamberlain:—“O master, on Mt. Vaitāḍhya in this same Bharatakṣetra there is a city Gaganavallabha, a favorite of good fortune. In it there was a Vidyādhara-king, Sulocana, resembling Trilocanasakha (Kubera) in the city Alakā. There is a son of his, Sahasranayana, judicious; and this daughter, Sukeśā, a crest-jewel of all woman-kind. [...]”.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySahasranayana (सहस्रनयन).—m.
1) epithets of Indra.
2) of Viṣṇu.
Sahasranayana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and nayana (नयन). See also (synonyms): sahasradṛś, sahasranetra, sahasralocana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasranayana (सहस्रनयन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. Indra. 2. An owl. E. sahasra a thousand, nayana the eye.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasranayana (सहस्रनयन).—[adjective] thousand-eyed; [masculine] [Epithet] of Indra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahasranayana (सहस्रनयन):—[=sahasra-nayana] [from sahasra] mfn. th°-eyed
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasranayana (सहस्रनयन):—[sahasra-nayana] (naḥ) 1. m. Indra.
[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 corpusSahasranayana (ಸಹಸ್ರನಯನ):—[noun] = ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷ [sahasraksha].
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: Nayana, Sahasra.
Full-text: Sahasranetra, Sahasralocana, Sahasraksha, Sahasradrish, Sulocana, Sunetra, Purnamegha, Gaganavallabha, Sukesha.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 20: Winning of the woman-jewel < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavarṣa by Sagara]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
5. Epithets of Rudra-Śiva tracked in the Upaniṣadic literature < [Chapter 6b - Epithets (References)]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)