Simhanada, Simha-nada, Siṃhanāda: 26 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद):—The small whistle worn on a thread around the neck by Gorakhnāthī Yogīs is called Siṃhanāda (according to the Siddhasiddhāntapaddhati)
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) refers to a “lion’s roar”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.37. Accordingly:—“[...] mentally meditating on Śiva, the remover of all adversities and seated in his divine chariot, the powerful Vīrabhadra took up all the great miraculous weapons for his fight with Viṣṇu and roared like a lion (siṃhanāda) [...] The guardians of the quarters including Indra roared like lions (siṃhanāda) and fought forcefully with the Gaṇas of Vīrabhadra”.
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—(also meghanāda) a war cry;1 made by Kṛṣṇa on seeing the Ariṣṭa bull;2 before wrestling with Cāṇūra.3
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.
Shaivism
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—Through the horns of the deer, the Siddhas used to make a sound which is similar to the roar of lion (siṃhanāda). However, sometimes these depictions of deer horns are misinterpreted as ‘Chillums’ which are used to smoke gañja (a dried leaf which will have an intoxicating effect when its smoke is inhaled).
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) is the name of an Ayurvedic recipe defined in the fourth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 2, dealing with jvara: fever). These remedies are classified as Iatrochemistry and form part of the ancient Indian science known as Rasaśāstra (medical alchemy). However, as an ayurveda treatment, it should be taken twith caution and in accordance with rules laid down in the texts.
Accordingly, when using such recipes (e.g., siṃhanāda-rasa): “the minerals (uparasa), poisons (viṣa), and other drugs (except herbs), referred to as ingredients of medicines, are to be duly purified and incinerated, as the case may be, in accordance with the processes laid out in the texts.” (see introduction to Iatro chemical medicines)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) [=siṃhasvara] refers to the “sound of a lion” (resembling the sounds made by certain auspicious elephants), 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 2, “on favorable marks”]: “16. The sounds like those of a haṃsa, crane, peacock, koil, tiger, lion (siṃhasvara), and bull are rated high; inauspicious are those like a camel, crow, jackal, boar, and ape”.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) or Siṃhanādaguggulu refers to one of the topics discussed in the Yogāmṛta, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Yogāmṛta is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gopāla Sena, Kavirāja, of Dvārandhā. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Siṃhanāda-guggulu in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: (1) siṃhanādagugguluḥ (2) vṛhatsiṃhanādagugguluḥ .
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) was a leader of hosts of leaders of hosts of warriors (rathātiratha) in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... Prakampana and Siṃhanāda are leaders of hosts of leaders of hosts of warriors”.
The story of Siṃhanāda was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Siṃhanāda, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Shaktism
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) refers to the “lion’s roar ”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Like the king who draws power from his throne, the goddess on her throne possesses special power that is manifest in her ferocity and immunity to harm: [...] Their mantra is the Lion’s Roar (siṃhanāda). It is the Unstruck Sound of the Fire that burns in the centre of the Ocean of the Yoni fed by the lunar nectar that flows from the Point in the centre.
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.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) refers to one of the 108 tālas (measurement of time in gīta, vādya and nṛtta) mentioned in the parvata-prakaraṇa of the 13th century Paṇḍitārādhaya Caritra, a Telugu epic authored by Pālakuriki Somanātha which also deals with musical instruments, dance forms, and 108 distinct tālas. The relevant section is quoted in the 16th-century Saṅkīrtana-Lakṣaṇamu: a Telugu treatise dealing with hymnody and musical compositions authored Tāḷḷapāka Cīna Tirumalācārya.—The tālas (e.g., siṃhanāda) pertain to time factor as the time intervals in gīta, vādya and nṛtta and are measured by laghu etc. as also by the saśabda-kriyās and niśśabda-kriyās.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Simhanada (सिंहनाद): A lion-note or roar; a deep roar of defiance or triumph which warriors were wont to utter to inspire confidence in their friends, of terror in their enemies.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) refers to the “lion’s roar of Śāriputra”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLIX. According to the Nidānasaṃyukta: “[...] then a certain Bhikṣu went to where the Buddha was, and, having gone there, he bowed to the Buddha’s feet and stood to one side; standing to one side, he said to the Buddha: Lord, a noble speech, a bull’s speech, a categorical statement, was made by Śāriputra, and in the assembly he uttered a real lion’s roar (siṃhanāda), saying: While I was ignorant of his meaning…, etc. [The Buddha replied]: Truly, the dharmadhātu has been well penetrated by the Bhikṣu Śāriputra”.
Notes: The Bhikṣu who denounced to the Buddha what he believed to be Śāriputra’s boasting was named Kaḷāra: cf. Samyutta, II, p. 50.
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) refers to the “lion’s roar”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then a voice resounded from open space, saying: ‘The Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja has praised in verses the complete unsurpassable awakening which has been fully accomplished by the Buddhas in uncountable hundreds, thousands, millions, billions of ages. However, these Bodhisattvas cannot see this [awakening] as object even in their dreams because of their attachment. Having heard this guiding principle of the dharma in verses, attained it and believe it, whoever will gradually attain the lion’s roar (siṃhanāda—siṃhanādanādi) like that of Bodhisattva Gaganagañja’.”
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
1) Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) or Siṃhanādalokeśvara refers to one of the various forms of Avalokiteśvara having their Sādhana described in the 5th-century Sādhanamālā (a collection of sādhana texts that contain detailed instructions for rituals).—His Āsana is the mahārājalīlā; his Vāhana is the lion; his Symbols are (i) the sword on lotus, (ii) triśūla entwined by a snake.
The Dhyāna (meditation instructions) of Siṃhanāda is described in the Sādhanamālā as follows:
“The worshipper should think himself as Siṃhanāda Lokeśvara of white complexion, with three eyes, and the jaṭāmukuṭa (crown of matted hair). He is without ornaments, is clad in tiger-skin, and sits on a lion in the attitude of princely ease. He is seated on the orb of the moon and is radiant like her. In his right there is a white trident entwined by a white snake, and in his left there is a lotus-bowl full of fragrant flowers. From his left hand rises a lotus on which there is a sword burning like fire”.
2) Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) or Siṃhanādalokeśvara refers to number 85 of the 108 forms of Avalokiteśvara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].
Accordingly,—
“Siṃhanāda is similar to [Piṇḍapātra Lokeśvara], but here the god holds the chowrie against his shoulder with his right hand while the empty left rests near his navel.—Piṇḍapātra Lokeśvara is one-faced and two-armed and stands on a lotus. He holds the Piṇḍapātra (the bowl) in his two hands near the navel”.
The names of the 108 deities [viz., Siṃhanāda] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named “the 108 names of Avalokiteshvara”, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions. Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Siṃhanāda] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
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
siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—m (S) The roar of the lion. Hence 2 The war-whoop or war-cry; roaring or shouting upon making the onset: also any loud and terrific roar or cry: also a deep, hollow, and solemn sound (as in caverns or temples).
siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—m The roar of the lion. A deep sound.
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
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—
1) the roar of a lion; असोढसिंहध्वनिरुन्ननाद (asoḍhasiṃhadhvanirunnanāda) Kumārasambhava 1.56; सिंह- नादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् (siṃha- nādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.12; Mṛcchakaṭika 5.29.
2) a war-cry.
Derivable forms: siṃhanādaḥ (सिंहनादः).
Siṃhanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siṃha and nāda (नाद). See also (synonyms): siṃhadhvani.
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Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—
1) a lion's roar.
2) a war-cry.
3) a confident assertion.
4) Name of Śiva.
Derivable forms: siṃhanādaḥ (सिंहनादः).
Siṃhanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siṃha and nāda (नाद).
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—name of a deity: Sādhanamālā 47.3 etc.
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—m.
(-daḥ) A war-cry, war-hoop, shouting or roaring upon making an onset. E. siṃha a lion, and nāda cry.
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—m. war cry, [Pañcatantra] 5, 4 (signifying principal).
Siṃhanāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siṃha and nāda (नाद).
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद).—[masculine] a lion’s roar, war-cry.
1) Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद):—[=siṃha-nāda] [from siṃha] m. a lion’s roar, [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa; Kathāsaritsāgara] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a war-cry, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a confident assertion, [Pañcatantra]
4) [v.s. ...] recital of the Buddhist doctrine, [Buddhist literature]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of bird, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre, [Colebrooke]
7) [v.s. ...] (in music), a kind of time, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Mahābhārata]
9) [v.s. ...] of an Asura, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
10) [v.s. ...] of a son of Rāvaṇa, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]
11) [v.s. ...] of a Śākya, [Buddhist literature]
12) [v.s. ...] of a king of Malaya, [Mudrārākṣasa]
13) [v.s. ...] of the general of an army, [Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
14) [v.s. ...] of a Buddhist saint, [Buddhist literature]
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद):—[siṃha-nāda] (daḥ) 1. m. War cry.
Siṃhanāda (सिंहनाद):—m.
1) = kṣveḍā [Amarakoṣa 2, 8, 2, 75.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1404.] [Halāyudha 4, 100.] a) Löwengebrüll [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 111, 39.] [Harivaṃśa 12726.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 27, 154.] [Pañcatantra 57, 14] [?(ed. orn. 48, 13).] — b) Schlachtgeschrei, ein zum Kampf herausforderndes Geschrei, Ausruf des gesteigerten Selbstvertrauens [Bhagavadgītā 1, 12.] [Mahābhārata 5, 2869. 6, 5144. 13, 1019.] [Harivaṃśa 4111.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 31, 42. 4, 31, 28. 5, 1, 1. 9, 22. 39, 9. 6, 72, 39. 84, 1.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 85, 3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 10, 22. 8, 10, 13.] rava [Mahābhārata 7, 466.] [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 7, 44.] ambuda [Mṛcchakaṭikā 85, 22.] śrūyatāṃ mamaiṣaṃ siṃhanādaḥ so v. a. ein Wort, das ich mit Selbstvertrauen ausspreche und auf das man sich verlassen kann, [Pañcatantra 5, 4.] Bez. des Vortrags der buddhistischen Lehre [Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 401.] [BURNOUF,] [Intr. 431.] —
2) ein best. Vogel (nach Utpala) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 86, 20.] —
3) ein best. Metrum: 4 Mal ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ˘ ¯ ˘ ˘ ¯ ¯ [Colebrooke 2, 161 (VIII, 7).] —
4) Nomen proprium a) eines Asura [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 29.] — b) eines Śākya [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde 2, Anhang II.] [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 233 (3).] — c) eines Fürsten von Malaya [Mudrārākṣasa 18, 16.] — d) eines Feldherrn [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 52.] — e) eines buddhistisehen Heiligen (vielleicht eine Form des Lokeśvara) [VAJRĀSANASĀDHANAMĀLĀ 9.] [DHĀRAṆĪSAṂGRAHA 51.] [TĀRAN. 151.] sādhana Titel eines Werkes ebend.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Siṃhanāda (ಸಿಂಹನಾದ):—[noun] = ಸಿಂಹಗರ್ಜನೆ [simhagarjane].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Simha, Na-da, Nada, Nata.
Starts with (+0): Simhanadaguggulu, Simhanadaka, Simhanadalokeshvara, Simhanadamgey, Simhanadanadin, Simhanadaraja, Simhanadasadhana, Simhanadavalokiteshvara, Simhanatam.
Full-text (+73): Simhanadanadin, Simhanadaguggulu, Simhanadasadhana, Simhanatam, Buddhasimhanada, Samyaksimhanada, Simhadhvani, Simhanadavalokiteshvara, Shi zi hou, Sheng man jing, Simhanadalokeshvara, Shrimaladevisimhanadasutra, Brihatsimhanada, Thang man kinh, Ravani, Shrimalasutra, Cinkinatam, Da zhong zhong zheng shi zi hou, Seng jia na na, Vinad.
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