Tadit, Taḍit: 17 definitions
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Tadit means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Taḍit (तडित्) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) defined by Bharata, to which Hemacandra (1088-1173 C.E.) assigned the alternative name of Mṛgī in his auto-commentary on the second chapter of the Chandonuśāsana. Hemacandra gives these alternative names for the metres by other authorities (like Bharata), even though the number of gaṇas or letters do not differ.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Taḍit (तडित्) is the name of a cloud whose sound corresponds to the Āliṅgya note made by drums (puṣkara) according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 33. Accordingly, “after seeing that the Mṛdaṅgas, Paṇavas and Dardaras have been made, the great sage Svāti brought about a similarity of their notes with those of clouds... The rain-cloud named Taḍit gave note to Āliṅgya... Those who want Success of performances should make to these clouds, offerings which are dear to spirits (bhūta)”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Taḍit (तडित्) refers to “lightning”, according to the Devīpañcaśataka, an important source of the Kālīkrama that developed in Kashmir after the Kālī Mata of the Jayadrathayāmala.—Accordingly, “The permutation (of the Transmental) is said to be the Light that precedes the mistress of the Wheel of Rays [i.e., puñjacakra-īśī] (of divine consciousness). [...] (That light) is not the moon, (or) the light of the stars; it is not the light of the rays of (the sun), the lord of the sky, nor is it the brilliance of lightning [i.e., taḍit]—nor is it like the beautiful sun (of energy). That Light (bhāsā) is seen in the belly (of consciousness) with the eye of knowledge, that is, in the eye on the path of opening (unmeṣa). She is not seen otherwise. All (things) shine due to her: Fire, Moon, Sun and stars. As the division of Sun and Moon, she bestows the plane of oneness. Thus she is the aggregate (kula) of rays and, ferocious, she is the Supreme One (Parā) who has reached the final end of Kula and devours duality with the Yoga of the Fire of (Universal) Destruction.”.—(Cf. Puñjacakra).
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Taḍit (तडित्) refers to “lightning”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.9 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with the Gods: “[...] Within a moment, the powerful Vīrabhadra, the slayer of enemies, got up lifting his trident aloft, that had the lustre of lightning (taḍit-prakāśa) and was blazing forth. The trident had a halo around, like that of the sun, the moon and the fire. It illuminated the quarters by means of its brilliance; caused terror even in the hearts of the brave. It had a deadly splendour and blazed well. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Taḍit (तडित्) refers to “streaks of lightning”, according to chapter 50 of the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “Now, I will explain the characteristic of Mahākaṅkāla. [A practitioner,] devoting himself to the yoga of the donkey-formed, can stop a rush of thought. [The channel of] the balanced bodily constituents is well meditated on the seat [located] at the top of a mountain (viz, at the top of the head). [It] faces downwards, appears to be the stalk of a lotus, and runs to all [regions in one’s body] as [spreading] streaks of lightning (taḍit). [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
taḍit (तडित्).—f S Lightning.
taḍit (तडित्).—f Lightning.
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
Taḍit (तडित्).—f.
1) Lightning; घनं घनान्ते तडितां गुणैरिव (ghanaṃ ghanānte taḍitāṃ guṇairiva) Śiśupālavadha 1.7; Meghadūta 77; R.6.65; तडितो मानुषतां गता इव (taḍito mānuṣatāṃ gatā iva) Śāhendra.2.71.
2) Killing, injury. -ind. Closely, near.
Taḍit (तडित्).—f. (-ḍit) Lightning. E. taḍ to strike or beat, Unadi affix iti striking the earth, &c.
Taḍit (तडित्).—[taḍ + it], f. Lightning, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 46.
Taḍit (तडित्).—[feminine] lightning.
1) Taḍit (तडित्):—[from taḍ] ind. = ḍitas, [Ṛg-veda i, 94, 7] (taLit)
2) [v.s. ...] f. ‘stroke (vadha-karman, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 19])’, lightning, [Nirukta, by Yāska iii, 10f.; Suśruta] etc. (ifc. ḍita, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā [Introduction] 20])
Taḍit (तडित्):—(t) 5. f. Lightning.
Taḍit (तडित्):—(von taḍ) [Die Uṇādi-Affixe 1, 98.]
1) f. Blitz (taLit = vadhakarman [das 2, 19]) [Yāska’s Nirukta 3, 10. 11.] [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 11.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1104.] [Suśruta 1, 113, 18. 2, 316, 21.] [Meghadūta 75.] [Raghuvaṃśa 6, 65.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 24, 13. fgg. 29, 8. 45, 20.] taḍillatāḥ [Ṛtusaṃhāra 2, 20.] taḍillekhāsu [Bhartṛhari 3, 65.] taḍitsaudāmanī [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 6, 28.] taḍidvāsas adj. [12, 8.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. taḍita [Vetālapañcaviṃśati 4, 20.] —
2) taLit und taLitas adv. anstossend, nahe [das 2, 16.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 3, 11.] dū.e ci.santa.idi.āti rocase [Ṛgveda 1, 94, 7.] yā no dū.e ta.ito.yā arātayo.bhi santi [2, 23, 9.]
Taḍit (तडित्):—1. taLit Adv. anstossend , nahe.
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Taḍit (तडित्):—2. f. —
1) Blitz. —
2) taLit = vadhakarman.
Taḍit (तडित्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Taḍi, Taḍiā.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Taḍit (तडित्):—n. 1. lightning; 2. violence;
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)
Starts with (+8): Taadit-vyanjan, Tadidbhranta, Tadidgarbha, Tadidvat, Tadillata, Tadillekha, Tadinmala, Tadit-garbh, Tadita, Tadita-vyanjana, Taditapadi, Taditaprabha, Taditarakhandhavhaya, Taditas, Taditi, Taditkara, Taditkesha, Taditkumara, Taditna, Taditpati.
Full-text (+11): Tadillata, Taditprabha, Tadidgarbha, Tadinmala, Taditkumara, Tadillekha, Sendrayudhatadit, Tadit-garbh, Taadit-vyanjan, Taditpati, Talit, Tadita, Tadita-vyanjana, Tadinmaya, Tadidvat, Taditvant, Taditprakasha, Tadidbhranta, Taditkesha, Talitas.
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