Sanandana, Sanamdana: 10 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Sanandana in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Sanandana (सनन्दन).—A hermit who was one of the Sanakādis.

2) Sanandana (सनन्दन).—A disciple of Śaṅkarācārya. (For further details see under Śaṅkarācārya, Para 6).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sanandana (सनन्दन).—A son of Brahmā; fit to contemplate on the glory of Kapila; came to see Trivikrama avatār of Viṣṇu; honoured for the śrutigītā by the assembly members of Brahmā;1 a son of Kaṅka an avatār of Śiva; got mokṣa by jñānam;2 a perfect sage.3

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 21. 1; IX. 8. 24; X. 87. 12-13, 42; Vāyu-purāṇa 9. 72; 101. 337. Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 7. 13.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 131; 24. 79; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 4. 27, 30; 7. 9; V. 18; 42;
  • 3) Ib. VI. 7. 50.
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Sanandana (सनन्दन) is the name of a Sage described in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, chapter twenty-one deals with the first creation (ādisarga) of the universe by Śiva while chapter twenty-two describes creation by Brahmā in the Vārāhakalpa. Herein five types of creation are enumerated. Chapter twenty-three describes the birth of the sage Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatkumāra etc. and the creation by Rudra born from Brahmā’s forehead.

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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.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)

Sanandana (सनन्दन) is found as a sculpture on the third pillar of the maṇḍapa of the temple of Kāśīviśveśvara.—Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanat and Sanatkumāra, the four sages, sons of Brahmā, to whom Śiva explains the secrets of Veda through his yogic power. All four sages are sitting with folded hands signifying that they are listening to him. They are also with a yogapaṭṭa.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Sanandana in Yoga glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Sanandana is one of the eighty-four Siddhas associated with eighty-four Yogic postures (āsanas), according to popular tradition in Jodhpur, Rājasthān. These posture-performing Siddhas are drawn from illustrative sources known as the Nava-nātha-caurāsī-siddha from Vȧrāṇasī and the Nava-nātha-caruāsī-siddha-bālāsundarī-yogamāyā from Puṇe. They bear some similarity between the eighty-four Siddhas painted on the walls of the sanctum of the temple in Mahāmandir.

The names of these Siddhas (e.g., Sanandana) to 19th-century inscription on a painting from Jodhpur, which is labelled as “Maharaja Mansing and eighty-four Yogis”. The association of Siddhas with yogis reveals the tradition of seeing Matsyendra and his disciple Gorakṣa as the founders of haṭhayoga.

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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).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sanandana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sanandana (सनन्दन).—Name of one of the four sons of Brahman.

Derivable forms: sanandanaḥ (सनन्दनः).

See also (synonyms): sananda.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Sanandana (सनन्दन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a name of Padmapāda. Oxf. 221^b. 255. 257^b.

2) Sanandana (सनन्दन):—Mentioned in Sāṃkhyapravacanasūtra 6, 69.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sanandana (सनन्दन):—[=sa-nandana] [from sa > sa-nanda] m. ‘having joy’, Name of one of the 4 or 7 mind-born sons of Brahmā (said to have preceded Kapila as teachers of the Sāṃkhya [philosophy]; cf. sanaka), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] of a pupil of Śaṃkarācārya and another author, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sanandana 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Sanandana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sanaṃdana (ಸನಂದನ):—

1) [noun] = ಸನಂದ - [sanamda -] 2.

2) [noun] a happy man.

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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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