Shalankayana, Śālaṅkāyana, Sālaṅkāyana, Salankayana, Salamkayana: 11 definitions
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Shalankayana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Śālaṅkāyana can be transliterated into English as Salankayana or Shalankayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन) is the Sanskrit name of one of Bharata’s sons, mentioned in the Nāṭyaśāstra 1.26-33. After Brahmā created the Nāṭyaveda (nāṭyaśāstra), he ordered Bharata to teach the science to his (one hundred) sons. Bharata thus learned the Nāṭyaveda from Brahmā, and then made his sons study and learn its proper application. After their study, Bharata assigned his sons (eg., Śālaṅkāyana) various roles suitable to them.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sālaṅkāyana (सालङ्कायन).—A son of Viśvāmitra. He was an expounder of the Vedas. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 4, about this Sālaṅkāyana.
1a) Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन).—A Kauśika Brahmiṣṭha.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 145. 113; Vāyu-purāṇa 97. 3.
1b) Of Kauśika gotra.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 72.
2a) Sālaṅkāyana (सालङ्कायन).—A Devata.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 72. 3.
2b) Of Kauśika gotra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 100.
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.51, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śālaṅkāyana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन).—m.
(-naḥ) 1. The name of a saint. 2. Siva'S attendant Nandi.
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi, [plural] his race.
1) Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन):—[from śālaṅka] m. (also written sāl) [patronymic] [from] śalaṅka [gana] nadādi
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Ṛṣi (son of Viśvāmitra; [plural] = Ś°'s, descendants), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata; Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] of one of Śiva’s attendants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन):—(naḥ) 1. m. The name of a saint; Nandi, Shiva's attendant.
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन):—m. patron. von śalaṅku gaṇa naḍādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 99.]
1) Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 5, 33.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 247.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 12, 10, 10. 14, 6.] [Mahābhārata 13, 251] (sā beide Ausgg. als Sohn Viśvāmitra’s). [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1151.] [Oxforder Handschriften 60], b, [Nalopākhyāna 5.] [Pañcatantra ed. Bomb. IV, S. 24, 8. fgg.] plur. gaṇa rājanyādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 53. 5, 3, 114, Scholiast] bāṣkalāḥ [Harivaṃśa 1464.] sauśravāḥ [1771.] bābhravaśālaṅkāyanāḥ gaṇa kārtakaujapādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 37.] śālaṅkāyanīputra m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 9, 4, 31.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Wesens im Gefolge Śiva’s, = nandin [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.1,1,50.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Jaṭādhara] in [Oxforder Handschriften 191,a,13.]
Śālaṅkāyana (शालङ्कायन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sālaṃkāyaṇa.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Sālaṃkāyaṇa (सालंकायण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śālaṅkāyana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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