Tamomaya, Tamas-maya: 13 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tamomaya (तमोमय) refers to the “personification of penance”, and represents an epithet of Śiva used in Sandhyā’s eulogy of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.6. Accordingly:—“[...] Directly perceiving the lord of Durgā she [viz., Sandhyā] eulogised the lord of the worlds: [...] Obeisance to Thee, O Lord Śiva, obeisance to Thee, O personification of penance (tamomaya); O Śiva, lord of the Gods, be pleased, obeisance be to Thee again and again”.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Tamomaya (तमोमय) refers to “one that is mere darkness” and is used to describe Rāhu, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Some say that Rāhu, the asura, though his head was cut, dies not but lives in the shape of a planet having tasted of ambrosia. That he has a disc like the sun and moon and as that disc is black it is invisible when in the sky except on the occasion of eclipses in virtue of a boon from Brahmā. Others say that he resembles a serpent in shape with his head severed from his tail; a few that he is bodiless, that he is mere darkness [i.e., tamomaya] and that he is the son of Siṃhikā. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Tamomaya (तमोमय).—a.
1) Covered with darkness.
2) Ignorant.
-yaḥ Name of Rāhu.
Tamomaya (तमोमय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) Consisting of or composed of darkness, derived from it. E. tamas, and mayaṭ aff. tama ātmakaṃ pracuraṃ vā .
Tamomaya (तमोमय).—i. e. tamas + maya, I. adj., f. yī. 1. Consisting of darkness, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 22, 19. 2. Involved in darkness, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 4, 583. Ii. m. Wrath, Mārk. P. 47, 15.
Tamomaya (तमोमय).—[feminine] ī consisting of darkness.
1) Tamomaya (तमोमय):—[=tamo-maya] [from tamo > tam] mf(ī)n. consisting or composed of or covered with darkness, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā v, 3; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. the mind enveloped with darkness (one of the 5 forms of avidyā in Sāṃkhya [philosophy]), [vlii, 15]
Tamomaya (तमोमय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Full of darkness, composed of darkness.
Tamomaya (तमोमय):—(von tamas)
1) adj. f. ī aus Dunkel gebildet, daraus bestehend, in Dunkel gehüllt: kāya [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 20, 19.] māyā [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 21, 30.] rāhu [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 101.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 3.] hrada [Sāvitryupākhyāna 6, 43.] bhuvanāni [Prabodhacandrodaja 109, 1.] śanaiścara [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 583.] —
2) m. der in Finsterniss gehüllte Geist, so heisst der Unmuth, Aerger, eine der fünf Formen der avidyā im Sāṃkhya (vgl. tāmisra), [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 47, 15.]
Tamomaya (तमोमय):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) aus Dunkel gebildet , daraus bestehend , darin gehüllt. —
2) m. im Sāṃkhya eine der fünf Formen der Avidyā.
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
Tamomaya (तमोमय):—(a) one in whom the element of [tamas] (see) is predominant; dark; abounding in ignorance; wrathful.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Tamōmaya (ತಮೋಮಯ):—[adjective] pitch or thick dark.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Tamomaya (तमोमय):—adj. 1. filled with darkness; 2. proud; arrogant; boastful;
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: Ma-ya, Bodhidharma, Maya, Tamas.
Full-text: Tamomayikri, Rajastamomaya, Tamomay, Hrada.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.23 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 290 - Greatness of Somanātha Installed by Kubera < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
A review on – sarve indriyanam nayanam pradhanam < [2021: Volume 10, October issue 12]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
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