Shighra, Śīghra, Śīghrā: 27 definitions
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Shighra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 terms Śīghra and Śīghrā can be transliterated into English as Sighra or Shighra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—Son of Agnivarna (son of Sudarśana). He had a son named Maru. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.12.5)
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—A King of the Solar dynasty. In Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha, it is said that he was the son of Agnipūrṇa and father of Maru.
Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “immediately”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.7.—Accordingly, after the Goddess (Umā/Śivā) incarnated as Pārvatī by becoming the daughter of Menā:—“[...] The superintendent of the harem immediately [i.e., śīghra] informed the king about the birth of Pārvatī which was pleasant and conducive to the work of the gods. To the superintendent of the harem who brought the news, there was nothing which the king could not give even including his royal white umbrella. Accompanied by the chief priest and learned brahmins, the lord of mountains came there and saw the child who shone in her lovely clothes. [...]”.
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—The son of Agnivarṇa and father of Maru.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 5; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 210; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 210; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 108.
Śīghrā (शीघ्रा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.28). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śīghrā) 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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—The inequality in a planet's orbital motion that depends on its position with respect to the Sun, analogous to synodic anomaly; (lit., fast). Note: Śīghra is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
1) Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “quickness” (representing a symptom of elephants suffering from Vātika-related diseases), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “38. Timid, with broken nails, of unstable mind, of contrary sensitivity, whose great foot trembles (calat-sthūlāṅghri), of rough skin, not enduring, stiff, with little hair, and plaintive, with visible sinews and veins, with rough tusks, quick (śīghra), with ugly eyes, stupid, and undependable in work, such an elephant is declared to be (suffering from disease) of the wind”.
2) Śīghra (शीघ्र) or “fast (walking)” refers to one of the three Gaits (gati) of an elephant.—[Cf. chapter 12, “On the qualities of elephant drivers, etc.”]: “13. But the gaits (of an elephant) are threefold, distinguished as slow and fast (walking) (śīghra) and running. They are also classified in five ways as forward, backward, circular, crosswise, and revolving (pivoting)”.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—Quick, rapid.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “quickly (bringing)” (that which is wished for into being), according to the Netratantroddyota commentary on the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 22.11]—“[Śiva is] he who exists in a fixed condition, who brings about all conditions [in all] time[s] and direction[s] but is not touched by [those conditions]. He controls them. He is their leader, [he leads] quickly (ara), he wishes it, and he quickly (śīghra) brings [that which is wished for into being. He] projects [all conditions] outward and he also causes them to be made one with himself [internally, inside his consciousness]. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Śīghra (शीघ्र) or Śīghragati refers to one of the various Gatis (“way of walking”) (in Indian Dramas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Śīghra-gati or quick gait should be adopted in fear, terror, anger, joy, rapid and urgent actions, on hearing distasteful information, on seeing unbelievable things, searching of crime factors etc. In the Mṛcchakaṭika of Śudraka, the heroin Vasantasenā was moving speedily in terror as she was followed by some cunning persons like Vīṭa, Ceṭa and Śakāra and her gait was crossing over the speed of wind. This can be taken as a manifestation of śīghra-gati.
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).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “swift (eloquence)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, is the Bodhisattva supported by the presence of the Buddha as unhindered and uninterrupted eloquence (pratibhāna)? Son of good family, there are the Bodhisattvas’ twenty-four sorts of eloquence. What are those twenty-four? To wit, 1) quick eloquence; 2) swift eloquence (śīghra-pratibhāna); 3) unhindered eloquence; 4) uninterrupted eloquence; 5) eloquence of good explanation; 6) profound eloquence; 7) eloquence in diversity; 8) well-adorned eloquence; 9) unimpaired eloquence; 10) fearless eloquence; 11) eloquence in the explanation of various verses; 12) eloquence concerning the scriptures, parables, and legends; [...]”.
Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “rapid (guarding of all crops)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Vajrapāṇi asked the Bhagavān for instructions for protection of crops]: “Then the Bhagavān addressed Vajrapāṇi, the Lord of the Guhyakas, ‘Vajrapāṇi, there is the dhāraṇī called the Nāga Assailing and Impeding Vajra, that is the seal of the heart of the Tathāgatas , uttered by former Tathāgatas, Arhats and Perfectly Awakened Ones. I will also utter it now. By this there will be a rapid (śīghra) guarding of all crops for the sake of warding off damage. [...]’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Śīghra (शीघ्र) refers to “quickly” (becoming annihilated), according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Also, consider that the state of being a mighty lord over gods, snakes and men, which is like a rainbow, immediately [com.—śīghra—‘quickly’] becomes annihilated by itself”.
Synonyms: Sadya.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śīghra (शीघ्र).—a (S) Quick, fleet, speedy. 2 Used as ad Quickly, swiftly.
śīghra (शीघ्र).—a Quick. ad Quickly.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—a. Quick, rapid, speedy; विभ्रन्मणि मण्डलचारशीघ्रः (vibhranmaṇi maṇḍalacāraśīghraḥ) V.5.2; शीघ्रकृत्यम् (śīghrakṛtyam) 'urgent business'; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 3.17.
-ghram Conjunction or parallax (in astr.).
-ghram ind. Quickly, swiftly, rapidly.
-ghrā Croton polyandrum (dantī).
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—mfn.
(-ghraḥ-ghrā-ghraṃ) Quick, speedy. m.
(-ghraḥ) (In astronomy,) Parallax. n. Adv.
(-ghraṃ) Quickly, swiftly. E. śigh to smell, rak aff., deriv. irr.
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—adj. 1. Quick, speedy, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 140 (maṇḍala-śīghra-cāra, Turning round quickly). 2. Violent, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 52. 3. ºram, adv. Swiftly, [Pañcatantra] 128, 4. Comparat. ºratara + m, adv. As quickly as possible, [Pañcatantra] 88, 6.
— Cf. [Anglo-Saxon.] higian, To make haste;
Śīghra (शीघ्र).—[adjective] quick, speedy; śīghram & śīghreṇa [adverb]
1) Śīghra (शीघ्र):—mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) quick, speedy, swift, rapid (ghram ind. and ghreṇa ind. quickly, rapidly, fast), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) m. Name of a son of Agni-varṇa, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
3) Name of Vāyu, the wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Śīghrā (शीघ्रा):—[from śīghra] f. Croton Polyandrum or Tiglium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Mahābhārata]
6) Śīghra (शीघ्र):—n. (in [astronomy]) conjunction ([according to] to other ‘parallax’)
7) the root of Andropogon Muricatus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) = cakrāṅga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—(ghraṃ) a. Quick. m. Parallax. n. adv. Quickly, swiftly.
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—
1) adj. (f. ā) rasch, schnell [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 1, 60.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1470.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 463.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 92.] [Halāyudha 5, 96.] Ross [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 20, 1, 30.] [Mahābhārata 3, 2639.] harayaḥ [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 41, 11.] māruta [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 141.] [Spr. (II) 1701. 4762.] (śīghratama). pāṇi heisst Vāyu [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 5, 8.] graha [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 268. fg.] [Mahābhārata 1, 5268. 14, 1714.] gati [?1, 6053. SURYAS. 2, 12] (auch śīghratarā). krama [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 75, 3.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 19, 4.] vega [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 93, 11.] srotas [55, 13. 103, 25. 5, 22, 12.] cāra [Vikramorvaśī 140.] pāṭha [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 255.] vikrama [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 39, 12.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 10, 41.] parākrama [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 46, 19.] śīghramadhyacirakālasaṃbhava (phala) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 94, 8.] kṣāra rasch wirkend [Suśruta 1, 33, 13.] rāmadarśanaśīghreṇa praharṣeṇa so v. a. alsbald hervortretend [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 54, 6.] śīghram adv. rasch, schnell, unverzüglich [Amarakoṣa] [Halāyudha 4, 12.] śī.hraṃ varṣate [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 22, 26.] a.bhyaḥ śī.hraṃ vahantībhyaḥ [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 7, 4, 14, 1.] ājiṃ śīghraṃ yanti [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 14, 3, 21.] [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 13, 6.] śīghrameva nipātyatām [Mahābhārata 1, 6034.] gacchāma [?6040. 3, 1724. 1728. 2520. 2615. 2714. 2763. 2768. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 2, 9. 8, 4. 9, 40. 45. 61, 8. 62, 22. 2, 36, 24. 63, 41. 70, 21. Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 46, 19. 3, 68, 29. Suśruta 1, 18, 14. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 133, Scholiast Mṛcchakaṭikā 176, 17. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 89, 13. Kathāsaritsāgara 15, 117. Hitopadeśa 43, 17. Vetālapañcaviṃśati in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 4, 3. 25, 2. 3. ŚUK. ebend. 37, 17. Pañcatantra 128, 4:] śīghrataram [88, 6.] śīghreṇa = śīghram [Mahābhārata 4, 1398.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Agnivarṇa [Harivaṃśa 829.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 387.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 12, 5]; vgl. śīghraga . —
3) f. ā a) Croton polyandrum Roxb. oder Croton Tiglium Lin. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Mahābhārata 6, 336] [?(Viṣṇupurāṇa 183).] —
4) n. a) der Punkt der grössten Schnelligkeit eines Planeten, Conjunction [GAṆIT.] [SPAṢṬĀDH. 18.] [GOLĀDHY.] [CHEDYAK. 30.] karman [Sūryasiddhānta 2, 37.] phala 44. kendra n. Excentricität, Abstand eines Planeten vom Punkte seiner grössten Schnelligkeit Comm. zu [?55. GAṆIT. SPAṢṬĀDH. 18.] paridhi [Sūryasiddhānta 2, 55.] śīghrocca n. Apex der grössten Schnelligkeit eines Planeten, Conjunction Comm. zu [?30. zu GAṆIT. GRAHĀNAY. 14.] — b) die Wurzel von Andropogon muricatus [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] — c) = cakrāṅga diess. — Vgl. manaḥ, śaighra und śaighrya .
Śīghra (शीघ्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Siggha.
Śīghra (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 忽然 [hū rán]: “suddenly”.
2) 疾 [jí]: “sickness”.
3) 速 [sù]: “rapidly”.
4) 速疾 [sù jí]: “alacrity”.
Note: śīghra can be alternatively written as: śīghram.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—(adv) immediately, soon, urgently; promptly, quickly, rapidly, sharp(ly), hurriedly, speedily; ~[gāmī/gati] speedy, fast (moving); ~[pāta] quick ejaculation (in sexual intercourse).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Śīghra (ಶೀಘ್ರ):—[adjective] rapid; swift; quick.
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Śīghra (ಶೀಘ್ರ):—
1) [noun] the quality of acting, responding, reacting, moving quickly; quickness; swiftness.
2) [noun] a particular mode or method of shooting arrows.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Śīghra (शीघ्र):—adv. at once; immediately; soon;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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