Sarvatraga, Sarvatra-ga: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग).—A son of Dharmasāvarṇi.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 32.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग, “universal cause”) refers to one of the six kinds of causes (hetu) according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XXVIII).
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
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग).—m. air, wind; वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान् (vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 9.6. -a. allpervading, ommipresent; सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम् (sarvatragamacintyaṃ ca kūṭasthamacalaṃ dhruvam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 12.3.
Derivable forms: sarvatragaḥ (सर्वत्रगः).
Sarvatraga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarvatra and ga (ग). See also (synonyms): sarvatragāmin.
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग) or Sarvvatraga.—mfn.
(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) All-pervading, going every where. m.
(-gaḥ) Air, wind. E. sarvatra every where, gam to go, ḍa aff.
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग).—[adjective] = sarvaga.
1) Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग):—[=sarvatra-ga] [from sarvatra > sarva] mf(ā)n. all-pervading, omnipresent, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. air, wind, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of a Manu, [Harivaṃśa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bhīma-sena, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग):—[sarvatra-ga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Air, wind. a. All-pervading.
Sarvatraga (सर्वत्रग):—
1) adj. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 48, Vārttika von Kātyāyana. 1.] überall hindringend, allgegenwärtig: tejas [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 321] [?(= Mahābhārata 5, 482).] vāyu [Bhagavadgītā 9, 6.] akṣarātman [Mahābhārata 3, 10954.] [Bhagavadgītā 13, 3.] viṣṇu [Mahābhārata 3, 10919.] nārada [Harivaṃśa 15055.] ājñā [Spr. (II) 5277.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes a) eines Manu [Harivaṃśa 479] (nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg., saṃvartaga die ältere). [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 94, 21.] — b) des Bhīmasena [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4, 20, 11]; vgl. sarvaga und sarvagata .
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 (+0): Ga, Sarvatra.
Starts with (+0): Sarvatragahetu, Sarvatragakhya, Sarvatragami, Sarvatragamin, Sarvatragaminipratipad, Sarvatragaminipratipatti, Sarvatragaminipratipattijnanabala, Sarvatragartha, Sarvatragata, Sarvatragatagagana, Sarvatragatva.
Full-text (+0): Sarvatragahetu, Qian yin yin, Pancasarvatraga, Hetu, Samvartaga, Sarvvatraga, Bian, Sarvatragamin, Qian dao ba dao xing cheng, Bian xing, Sarvatraka, Sarvagata, Wu bian xing, Hetupratyaya, Sarvaga, Ga, Yi shu deng wu guo.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 12.3-4 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Verse 9.6 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 5.20.21-23 < [Chapter 20 - The Liberation of Ṛbhu Muni During the Rāsa-dance Festival]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.321 < [Section XLI - The Treatment of Brāhmaṇas]
Abhidharmakośa (by Leo M. Pruden)
Shantanu And Devapi < [Fourth Section]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
4. Causes and conditions in the concentrations < [Part 4 - Questions relating to the dhyānas]
Emptiness 5: Great emptiness or emptiness of the ten directions < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
III.a Causality according to the Abhidharma < [Part 1 - Understanding the Conditions (pratyaya)]