Sarvavidya, Sārvavidya: 5 definitions
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Sarvavidya means something in 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSarvavidyā (सर्वविद्या) refers to “all lores”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.28 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Pārvatī said to Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin): “[...] Sadāśiva is the support and receptacle of all lores [i.e., sarvavidyā—sa sarvāsāṃ hi vidyānāmadhiṣṭhānaṃ sadāśivaḥ]. Of what avail is learning to Him who is perfect and the supreme soul? At the beginning of the Kalpa, all the Vedas were given by Śiva to Viṣṇu in the form of breath. Who can be a good lord equal to Him? How can He be measured in age, He who is primordial to everything and everyone. Even primordial nature (Prakṛti) is born of Him. Of what avail is then Energy to Him? [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySārvavidya (सार्वविद्य).—Omniscience.
Derivable forms: sārvavidyam (सार्वविद्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvavidya (सर्वविद्य).—[adjective] = [preceding]; [feminine] ā all knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvavidya (सर्वविद्य):—[=sarva-vidya] [from sarva] mfn. possessing all science, omniscient, [Śvetāśvatara-upaniṣad]
2) Sarvavidyā (सर्वविद्या):—[=sarva-vidyā] [from sarva-vidya > sarva] f. all science, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] every sc°, [plural] all sc°, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka]
4) Sārvavidya (सार्वविद्य):—[=sārva-vidya] [from sārva] n. ([from] sarva-vidyā) omniscience [gana] catur-varṇādi.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vidya, Sharva, Carva.
Starts with: Sarvavidyalamkara, Sarvavidyamaya, Sarvavidyantashcara, Sarvavidyasiddhantavarnana, Sarvavidyavinoda, Sarvavidyavinodabhattacarya.
Full-text: Sarvavidyamaya, Sarvavidyavinoda, Sarvavidyasiddhantavarnana, Sarvavidyavinodabhattacarya, Sarvavidyalamkara, Kalandika, Path.
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Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Subjects studied in the Brahmanic Period < [Chapter 5 - Subjects studied in the Vedic and Buddhist period]
Acquisition of Absolute knowledge < [Chapter 4 - Aims and objectives of Formal Education]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.9.13 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Verse 5.9.12 < [Chapter 9 - The Happiness of the Yadus]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.162.5 < [Sukta 162]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.41 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.2: The Priests of Somayāga < [Chapter 3 - The Somayāga]
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
6. Importance of the Atharvaveda in the Vedic Literature < [Chapter 1 - The Atharvaveda and its importance in the Vedic Literature]