Sarvabala, Sarva-bala: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Sarvabala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: Hindu Mathematics (Mahayana)Sarvabala (सर्वबल) refers to a “quattuordecillion” (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) in a list of numeral denominations, according to the Lalitavistara-sūtra, a well-known Buddhist work of the first century B.C.—Accordingly, “The mathematician Arjuna asked the Bodhisattva, ‘O young man, do you know the counting which goes beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: I know. Arjuna: How does the counting proceed beyond the koṭi on the centesimal scale? Bodhisattva: [hundred mudrābalas are called sarvabala, hundred sarvabalas are called visaṃjñāgati,...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarvabala (सर्वबल).—a particular high number.
Derivable forms: sarvabalam (सर्वबलम्).
Sarvabala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and bala (बल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySarvabala (सर्वबल).—nt., a high number: Lalitavistara 148.8, cited Mahāvyutpatti 7973.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvabala (सर्वबल):—[=sarva-bala] [from sarva] n. a [particular] high number, [Lalita-vistara]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bala, Sharva, Carva.
Starts with: Sarvabalavegavati.
Full-text: Visamjnagati, Mudrabala.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.7.132 < [Chapter 7 - Śrī Viśvarūpa Takes Sannyāsa]