Shyamasundara, Śyāmasundara, Shyama-sundara: 4 definitions
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Shyamasundara 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 Śyāmasundara can be transliterated into English as Syamasundara or Shyamasundara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya CaritamrtaŚyāmasundara Adhikārī was a descendant of Rasikānanda Murāri, the chief disciple of Śyāmānanda Gosvāmī.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚyāmasundara (श्यामसुन्दर).—an epithet of Kṛṣṇa.
Derivable forms: śyāmasundaraḥ (श्यामसुन्दरः).
Śyāmasundara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śyāma and sundara (सुन्दर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śyāmasundara (श्यामसुन्दर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—one of the compilers of the Vivādārṇavabhaṅga. Peters. 2, 53.
2) Śyāmasundara (श्यामसुन्दर):—son of Gaṅgādhara Dīkṣita: Devapratiṣṭhāprayoga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śyāmasundara (श्यामसुन्दर):—[=śyāma-sundara] [from śyāma] m. ‘dark and beautiful’, Name of Kṛṣṇa, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] (also with cakravartin) Name of various men, [Catalogue(s)]
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: Shyama, Sundara.
Starts with: Shyamasundara bhattacarya, Shyamasundara cakravartin, Shyamasundara lattupahva.
Full-text: Ramakanta vidyavagisha, Shyamasundara lattupahva, Shyamasundara bhattacarya, Devapratishthaprayoga, Shyamasundara cakravartin, Shabdarahasya, Ashaucadipika, Samavartanaprayoga, Chandahkaustubha, Gangadhara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.1 < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 10.41 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Śrī Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 9.6 < [Chapter 9 - Rāja-guhya-yoga (Yoga through the most Confidential Knowledge)]
Verse 12.8 < [Chapter 12 - Bhakti-yoga (Yoga through Pure Devotional Service)]
Verse 11.46 < [Chapter 11 - Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga (beholding the Lord’s Universal Form)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 44 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Text 16 < [Chapter 6 - Ṣaṣṭha-yāma-sādhana (Sāyaṃ-kālīya-bhajana–bhāva)]
Text 8 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verses 2.11.27-31 < [Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura]