Shadabhijna, Ṣaḍabhijña: 6 definitions
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Shadabhijna 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṣaḍabhijña can be transliterated into English as Sadabhijna or Shadabhijna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaṢaḍabhijña (षडभिज्ञ) is the name of a Buddha, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 21.88.
The six Abhijñās or supernatural faculties are:—
- the power of seeing unseen things,
- the power of hearing unheard sounds,
- knowledge of the mind of others,
- recollection of previous births,
- destruction of the sources of human passion (āsravakṣaya),
- and miraculous powers in general (ṛddhi).
See Kṣīrasvāmin on Amara 1.14 and Hemacandra in his commentary on his Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 2.147. Sarvānanda in his commentary on Amarakoṣa explains the word as meaning “one who has knowledge of the six Pāramitās” (see under Dānapāramitā). Rāyamukuṭa mentions both the interpretations, and attributes the latter explanation to a Sarvadhara. [...] According to Vidyādhara and Īśānadeva, they are the power of walking in the sky (viyadgatam) and the capacity to assume a plurality of forms (kāyavyūhanirmāṇam).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryṢaḍabhijña (षडभिज्ञ).—adj. [bahuvrīhi], possessing the six abhijñā: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 90.7; 129.10; 150.2; 155.2; 180.1; see s.v. traividya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍabhijña (षडभिज्ञ).—m.
(-jñaḥ) A Budd'ha or Baudd'ha deified sage. E. ṣaṣ six, (branches of learning or piety,) and abhijña understanding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṣaḍabhijña (षडभिज्ञ):—[=ṣaḍ-abhijña] [from ṣaḍ > ṣaṣ] m. ‘possessed of the six Abhijñās’, a Buddha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a Buddhist, [Śaṃkara-vijaya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢaḍabhijña (षडभिज्ञ):—[ṣaḍa+bhijña] (jñaḥ) 1. m. A Bauddha.
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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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Partial matches: Abhijna, Shash, Sat.
Starts with: Shadabhijnata.
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