Sukhaloka, Sukhāloka, Sukha-aloka: 6 definitions
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Sukhaloka means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraSukhāloka (सुखालोक) is the name of a Vidyādhara-city, situated on mount Vaitāḍhya (in the northern row), according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly,
“[...] Taking their families and all their retinue and ascending the best of cars, they went to Vaitāḍhya. [...] Ten yojanas above the earth, King Vinami made at once sixty cities in a northern row at the command of the Nāga-king. [viz., Sukhāloka]. Vinami himself, who had resorted to Dharaṇendra, inhabited the city Gaganavallabha, the capital of these. [...] The two rows of Vidyādhara-cities looked very magnificent, as if the Vyantara rows above were reflected below. After making many villages [viz., Sukhāloka] and suburbs, they established communities according to the suitability of place. The communities there were called by the same name as the community from which the men had been brought and put there. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySukhāloka (सुखालोक).—a. good-looking, lovely, charming
Sukhāloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and āloka (आलोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySukhāloka (सुखालोक).—Adj. Charming, pleasant-looking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySukhāloka (सुखालोक).—adj., f. kā, charming, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 109.
Sukhāloka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sukha and āloka (आलोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySukhāloka (सुखालोक).—[adjective] pleasant-looking.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySukhāloka (सुखालोक):—[from sukha > sukh] mf(ā)n. pleasant-looking, beautiful (others ‘easy to be seen’), [Vikramorvaśī iv, 46.]
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.
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