Shitoshna, Shita-ushna, Śītoṣṇa: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Shitoshna 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 term Śītoṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Sitosna or Shitoshna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shitoshn.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) refers to “terrible cold or heat”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while describing the signs of one who is a Siddha: “[...] (Such a man) does not feel fear (even if) there is terrible cold or heat [i.e., śītoṣṇa] outside or he suffers a bad accident. He is very intelligent and his accomplishment is close at hand. He is not greedy or sick and is forbearing. (His) urine is good and sweet smelling and (he passes) little stool. (He possesses) a serene beauty and the first sign of success in Yoga (that he displays) is its fine profundity. [??] and (instead of criticizing, he) praises the good qualities (of people) when they are out of sight”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) refers to “hot and cold”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [The yogin] who has gone to absorption does not know pleasure and pain, and he does not meet with hot or cold (śītoṣṇa). He gives no thought to sense objects. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) refers to “cold and heat”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “The Yogin wonders if this body, impure as it is, does not have some permanence. Wrong! It is a great suffering. This body is the place of arising of all the suffering. Just as water arises from the earth, wind from the ether and fire from wood (dāru), so all the inner and outer suffering comes from the body. The inner sufferings are old age, sickness and death; the outer sufferings are the knife (asi), the stick (daṇḍa), cold and heat (śītoṣṇa), hunger and thirst (kṣutpipāsā), etc. It is because there is a body that these sufferings exist”.
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) refers to “cold spells and heatwaves”, 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 as the four great kings said to the Bhagavān], “[...] Let the Bhagavān utter such mantrapadas which deliver the world under destruction by various sorts of misfortune in the last time, in the last age, which eliminate excessive rain, drought, thunderbolts, cold spells and heatwaves (śītoṣṇa), which alleviate, ward off and protect from famine and calamities. Utter the dhāraṇī-mantrapadas”.
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)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the livingŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण, “hot and cold”) refers to a category of yoni (nuclei), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.32.—The place of birth of a living being is called nucleus (nuclei is the plural). The nucleus is like a container. There are nine nuclei (yoni), eg., śītoṣṇa.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśītōṣṇa (शीतोष्ण).—a S Lukewarm.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśītōṣṇa (शीतोष्ण).—a Lukewarm.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण).—[adjective] cold and hot; [neuter] sgl. & [plural] cold and heat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण):—[from śīta] mf(ā)n. cold and hot, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) Śītoṣṇā (शीतोष्णा):—[from śītoṣṇa > śīta] f. Name of a female demon, [Horace H. Wilson] ([wrong reading] śīloṣṇā)
3) Śītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण):—[from śīta] n. (sg. or [dual number]) cold and heat, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sīuṇha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚītoṣṇa (शीतोष्ण) [Also spelled shitoshn]:—(a) temperate, moderate; —[jalavāyu] moderate climate; ~[tā] temperateness, moderateness.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shitoshna-pradesha, Shitoshnakirana.
Ends with: Ashitoshna, Natishitoshna, Samashitoshna, Samshitoshna, Yuktashitoshna.
Full-text (+4): Shiloshna, Shitoshnakirana, Siunha, Natishitoshna, Yuktashitoshna, Sukhashitoshnamaruta, Iman, Shitoshn, Mohana, Vishtambha, Gardabha, Ushna, Hot, Shravaka, Codana, Daru, Kshutpipasa, Yoni, Mithya, Mithyacodana.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 6.7 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verses 12.18-19 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Verse 2.14 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Twenty general physical attributes < [Chapter 2 - Fundamental Categories]
Time and space [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 3 - Fundamental Theories]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.32 - The kinds of seats-of-birth (yoni) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 9.16 - The afflictions caused by the feeling karmas < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Verse 9.9 - The twenty-two kinds of afflications (parīṣaha) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 8 - Imbalance Condition (Vaiṣamya) < [Part 6 - The Science of the Triumvirate (Tridosha) Pathogenesis]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 6 - The families of worms (kṛmi or kiki) inhibiting the human body < [Chapter XXXI - The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment]
II. Do the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas fulfill wishes without exception? < [Part 2 - Fulfilling the wishes of all beings]
The Śalyatvena-sūtra (Sallattena-sutta) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)