Sushupta, Suṣupta: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Suṣupta can be transliterated into English as Susupta or Sushupta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Sushupt.
In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त) refers to “deep sleep”, according to the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā 3.37.—Accordingly, while discussing the no-mind state: “The mode of [this no-mind] mind which is restrained, free of thought and intelligent should be known. The other [mode of mind] in deep sleep (suṣupta) is not the same as that”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त) refers to “deep meditative sleep”, according to verse 6.21.14 of the Mokṣopāya.—Accordingly, as Bhuśuṇḍa said to Vasiṣṭha: “[...] When [mount] Meru and the rest have dissolved into the world and become one ocean, then, having performed concentration on the wind element, I remain with my mind steady. Having attained the further shore of the universe in a pure state at the end of the elements, I remain because of the immovable state of my deep [meditative] sleep (suṣupta-avastha), until Brahmā is again intent upon the act of creation. Then, having entered the universe, I remain in the sky. [...]”.
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).
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त) refers to one of the various mantradoṣa (“defects of mantras”), according to Tantric digests such as the Bṛhattantrasāra (part 4 page 814), Nāradapurāṇa (Nārada-mahā-purāṇa) (verses 64.14-58), Śaradātilaka (verses 2.71-108), Padārthādarśa and Śrīvidyārṇava-tantra.—Suṣupta is defined as “a mantra of three syllables that is not preceded by haṃsa”. [unverified translation!] The Mantra defect elimination methods consist in performing purification rites (saṃskāra).—See Kulārṇava-tantra verse 15.71-2 and Śaradātilaka verse 2.114-22.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
suṣupta (सुषुप्त).—a S That is in sound sleep, fast asleep.
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
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त).—See सुषुप्तिः (suṣuptiḥ) next; जाग्रत्स्वप्नः सुषुप्तं च गुणतो बुद्धिवृत्तयः (jāgratsvapnaḥ suṣuptaṃ ca guṇato buddhivṛttayaḥ) Bhāgavata 11.13.27.
Derivable forms: suṣuptam (सुषुप्तम्).
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त).—mfn.
(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) Fast asleep. E. su well, ṣvap to sleep, aff. kta .
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त).—i. e. su-supta (vb. svap), adj. Fast asleep.
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त).—[adjective] fast asleep; [neuter] = seq. [feminine]
1) Suṣupta (सुषुप्त):—[=su-ṣupta] [from su > su-ṣaṃsad] mfn. (su-) fast asleep, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] n. = next, [Upaniṣad; Śaṃkarācārya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त):—[su-ṣupta] (ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) a. Fast asleep.
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त):—
1) adj. tief schlafend [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 5, 1, 21.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 12, 38.] [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 287.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 16, 53.] [Vedānta lecture No. 145.] —
2) n. tiefer Schlaf [Māṇḍūkyopaniṣad 5.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 338.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 301. 9, 125. fg. 131.] [] zu [BRAHMAS. 3, 2, 10.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 13, 27.]
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
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त) [Also spelled sushupt]:—(a) asleep, in deep slumber; dormant; ~[ptāvasthā] the state of deep sleep; dormancy; ~[pti] deep sleep.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Suṣupta (ಸುಷುಪ್ತ):—[adjective] sleeping profoundly.
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Suṣupta (ಸುಷುಪ್ತ):—[noun] = ಸುಷುಪ್ತಿ [sushupti].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Suṣupta (सुषुप्त):—adj. 1. sound or fast asleep; 2. dormant;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Supta, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sushupta-jvalamukhi, Sushuptavastha.
Full-text: Asushupta, Sushuptavastha, Sushupta-jvalamukhi, Sushupt, Saushupta, Sushupt-jwalamukhi, Deep sleep, Apidha, Samprasada, Svapnavastha, Jagridavastha, Pancatva, Turiyavastha, Mantradosha, Avastha, Sthana.
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