Sushupti, Suṣupti: 17 definitions
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Sushupti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 Suṣupti can be transliterated into English as Susupti or Sushupti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—One of the four states or conditions of man. Jāgrat, Svapna, Suṣupti and Turīya are the four states of man. (For details see under Jāgrat).
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to:—Deep sleep. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
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’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[suṣuptiḥ] Numbness
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to “(the state of) sleep”, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the states of waking, sleep, life and death: “For those [Yogins] situated in [the state of] Rājayoga whose gaze is free from all sense objects, here there is no waking, no state of sleep (suṣupti-bhāva), no life, no death and no mind”.
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).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
1) Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to one of the three stages of the Para-form (of the Lord), as discussed in chapter 10 of the Lakṣmītantra: a Pāñcarātra text comprising some 3600 Sanskrit verses exclusively devoted to Goddess Lakṣmī or Śrī (the consort of Viṣṇu) besides dealing with cosmology and practical regarding Vaishnava priests and temple-building programs.—Description of the chapter [paravyūha-prakāśa]: The chapter opens with Indra’s question about the various forms the Lord has taken along with Lakṣmī. After some general observations (4-11), the Paravyūha-form [Vāsudeva] is first described (12-18a, 27b-34) with some special remarks on the Para-form in its three stages of suṣupti (18-21), svapna (22-25) and jāgrat (26-27a). [...]
2) Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to the “stage of deep sleep), as discussed in chapter 3-4 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [suṣuptivyūha-mantroddhāra]: Bhagavān continues by returning to further description of the varṇacakra design, telling how the vyūha-manifestations are to be meditated upon. He explains that on the pericarp of the letter “Ha”, which is called the stage of “deep sleep” (suṣupti), the Unborn Supreme Being which manifests itself fourfold is to be meditated upon (1-16). [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
1) Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to “deep sleep”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The wise man who is contented in all circumstances is not asleep (supta) even in deep sleep (suṣupti), not sleeping in a dream, nor waking when he is awake. [supto'pi na suṣuptau ca svapne'pi śayito na ca] The seer is without thoughts even when thinking, without senses among the senses, without understanding even in understanding and without a sense of responsibility even in the ego. [...]”.
2) Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to “deep sleep” (which does not affect a true Yogī).—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “Using the tweezers of the knowledge of the truth I have managed to extract the painful thorn of endless opinions from the recesses of my heart. [...] For me established in my own glory, there is no dreaming (svapna) or deep sleep (suṣupti), no waking [kva svapnaḥ kva suṣuptirvā kva ca jāgaraṇaṃ tathā] nor fourth state beyond them, and certainly no fear. [...]”.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f (S) Sound or profound sleep, sleep without dreaming or consciousness. This is the third of the three states enumerated; viz. jāgṛti, svapna, suṣupti, or jāgradavasthā, svapnāvasthā, suṣup्tyavasthā.
suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f Sound sleep.
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
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f.
1) Deep or profound sleep, profound repose.
2) Great insensibility, spiritual ignorance; अविद्यात्मिका हि बीजशक्तिरव्यक्तशब्दनिर्देश्या परमेश्वराश्रया मायामयी महासुषुप्तिर्यस्यां स्वरूपप्रतिबोधरहिताः शेरते संसारिणो जीवाः (avidyātmikā hi bījaśaktiravyaktaśabdanirdeśyā parameśvarāśrayā māyāmayī mahāsuṣuptiryasyāṃ svarūpapratibodharahitāḥ śerate saṃsāriṇo jīvāḥ) Ś.B. on Br. Sūt.1.4.3.
Derivable forms: suṣuptiḥ (सुषुप्तिः).
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—i. e. su-supti, f. Deep sleep, insensibility, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—[feminine] deep sleep, vat [adverb] as in deep sleep.
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[=su-ṣupti] [from su > su-ṣaṃsad] f. deep sleep (in [philosophy] ‘complete unconsciousness’), [Vedāntasāra]
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[su-ṣupti] (ptiḥ) 2. f. Deep sleep.
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—f. tiefer Schlaf [Kapila 1, 149.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 386. 450. 2, 55.] [Nīlakaṇṭha.14. 33.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 342.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 17, 15.] [SARVADARŚANAS. 163, 8.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 7, 25. 10, 47, 32.] [PAÑCAR. 3, 9, 6.] [Vedānta lecture No. 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Suṣupti (ಸುಷುಪ್ತಿ):—[noun] profound sleep.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Suṣupti (ஸுஷுப்தி) noun < su-ṣupti. See சுழுத்தி¹. [suzhuthi¹.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—n. 1. deep or profound sleep; 2. Med. & Biol. narcosis; 3. one of the three stages of a creature (consciousness, dream and sleep); 4. Philos. state of complete unconsciousness;
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: Supti, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sushuptibhava, Sushuptigol, Sushuptivat, Sushuptivyuha, Sushuptivyuhamantroddhara.
Full-text (+9): Sushuptivat, Sushupta, Sadhika, Sushuptibhava, Sushuptivyuha, Jagrat, Shiva, Avasthatraya, Sadhaka, Anandamaya, Unmani, Culutti, Svapna, Coti, Vishakharupa, Supta, Paravyuha, Mantroddhara, Bhuguptavidhana, Bhugupta.
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