Samirana, Samīraṇa: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Samirana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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)
Samīraṇa (समीरण) refers to the “cosmic air”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.1 (“The dalliance of Śiva”).—Accordingly, after Lord Viṣṇu spoke to Brahmā: “On account of the dalliance of Śiva and Pārvatī, the earth quaked with the weight along with Śeṣa (the serpent) and Kacchapa (the tortoise). By the weight of Kacchapa, the cosmic air (samīraṇa), the support of everything, was stunned and the three worlds became terrified and agitated. Then the gods along with me sought refuge in Viṣṇu and in our depression intimated to him the news”
Samīraṇa (समीरण).—Is Vāyu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 25. 12 etc.: Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 325: Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 1. 58: 18. 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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Samīraṇa (समीरण) refers to the “breath”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “There are two causes of mental activity; habitual tendencies and the breath (samīraṇa). When one of [these] two [causes] disappears, [then] both [the other cause and mental activity] also disappear”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Samīraṇa (समीरण) or Samīraṇatantra refers to one of the Tantras mentioned in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.—The catalogue includes the term—Samīraṇa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
India history and geography
Samīraṇa (समीरण) or Samīraṇatantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Aśvakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the समीरण-तन्त्रम् [samīraṇa-tantram] or समीरण [samīraṇa].
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
Pali-English dictionary
samīraṇa : (m.) the wind.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Samīraṇa (समीरण).—
1) Air, wind; समीरणो नोदयिता भवेति व्यादिश्यते केन हुताशनस्य (samīraṇo nodayitā bhaveti vyādiśyate kena hutāśanasya) Kumārasambhava 3.21;1.8.
2) The breath.
3) A traveller.
4) Name of a plant (marubaka).
5) Wind of the body (of which there are five).
6) Numbrer 'five.'
-ṇam Throwing, sending forth.
Derivable forms: samīraṇaḥ (समीरणः).
Samīraṇa (समीरण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. Air, wind. 2. A plant, commonly Maruvaka. 3. A traveller. n.
(-ṇaṃ) Throwing. E. sam completely, īr to go, aff. lyuṭ .
Samīraṇa (समीरण).—i. e. sam-īr + ana, I. m. 1. Air, [Mālatīmādhava, (ed. Calc.)] 148, 20; wind, [Arjunasamāgama] 4, 7. 2. A traveller. 3. A plant, commonly Maruvaka. Ii. n. Throwing.
Samīraṇa (समीरण).—[adjective] setting in motion, exciting; [masculine] = [preceding], also the god of the wind.
1) Samīraṇa (समीरण):—[=sam-īraṇa] [from sam-īr] mfn. setting in motion, causing activity, stimulating, promoting, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Caraka]
2) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) breeze, wind, air, breath (also ‘the god of wind’), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] wind of the body (of which there are five See vāyu), [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the number ‘five’ [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
5) [v.s. ...] a traveller, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] marjoram or a similar plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] n. setting in motion, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya]
8) [v.s. ...] hurling, throwing, [Mahābhārata]
9) Sāmīraṇa (सामीरण):—mfn. ([from] sam-īraṇa) relating to the wind, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
Samīraṇa (समीरण):—[samī+raṇa] (ṇaḥ) 1. m. Idem; a plant, Maruā; a traveller. n. Throwing.
Samīraṇa (समीरण):—(vom caus. von īr mit sam)
1) adj. a) in Bewegung —, in Thätigkeit versetzend: pañcendriya (manas) [Mahābhārata 12, 13605.] — b) anregend, befördernd: mada (pāna) [Mahābhārata 7, 4345.] [Harivaṃśa 5761.] bala (pāna) [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 37, 79.] —
2) m. a) Wind (auch im Körper) [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 58.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1106.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 90.] [Medinīkoṣa ṇ. 111.] [Halāyudha 1, 76.] [Mahābhārata 3, 11998. 4, 1903.] [Harivaṃśa 12787.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 94, 14.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 2, 17.] [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 26.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 8.] [MĀLATĪM. 148, 20.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 46, 46.] [Chandomañjarī 56.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 67, 101.] [Oxforder Handschriften 106], a, 8 (am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā). [Sāhityadarpana 113, 6.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 9, 29.] [Suśruta 1, 148, 19. 152, 11. 219, 12. 2, 20, 3. 361, 6.] der Gott des Windes [Mahābhārata 3, 10257.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 11, 1.] [PAÑCAR. 1, 11, 31.] — b) ein Reisender [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — c) Majoran oder eine ähnliche Pflanze [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 59.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] —
3) n. das Schleudern: astra [Mahābhārata 8, 4284.] das in-Bewegung-Versetzen: vāyuśarīrasamīraṇāt dadurch dass der Wind im Körper eine Bewegung verursacht [Taittirīyasaṃhitā] [Prātiśākhya 2, 2.]
Samīraṇa (समीरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Samīraṇa.
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
Samīraṇa (समीरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Samīraṇa.
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
Samīraṇa (ಸಮೀರಣ):—
1) [noun] = ಸಮೀರ - [samira -]1.
2) [noun] the plant Origanum vulgare of the same family; pot marjoram.
3) [noun] (pros.) a metrical foot consisting of two short syllablic instants followed by a long one (uu-); anapaestus.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Samīraṇa (समीरण):—n. 1. air; wind; 2. traveller; adj. movable; dynamic; mobile; moving;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sam, Cam, Irana.
Starts with (+0): Camiranam, Camiranan, Samiranasahaya, Samiranatantra.
Full-text (+2): Shvasanasamirana, Camiranam, Samiranasahaya, Samiranatantra, Mandasamirana, Vishvapsan, Camiranan, Samirita, Samirya, Ksharabhumi, Balaja, Camiran, Karshaka, Phaṇijjaka, Irana, Anila, Breath, Samira, Shvasana, Apana.
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