Tejasa: 6 definitions
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Tejasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Tejasa (तेजस).—The son of Sumati and father of Indradyumna.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 64; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 1. 36.
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Tejasa (तेजस) refers to the “luminous body” and represents one of the five types of human ‘bodies’ (śarīra) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.36. What is the meaning of luminous body? That body which is the cause of brilliance or which is caused by brilliance is called luminous body. All empirical souls are endowed with it. What is the special attribute of kārmika body and the luminous body? Both are without impediment i.e. cannot be obstructed by any other concrete substance of any shape or size. What types of living beings have luminous and kārmika bodies? All empirical souls have these two body types.
According to the Tattvārthasūtra 2.48, “the luminous body (tejasa) also (is caused by attainment)”. How many types of luminous body caused by attainment are there? There are two types namely nih ̣saraṇātmaka (inauspicious) and anih ̣saraṇātmka (auspicious).
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
Tejasa (तेजस).—[-tejas + a], a substitute for tejas when latter part of a compound word, e. g. Mahābhārata 3, 8681.
Tejasa (तेजस):—[from teja] n. ifc. = jas, power, [Mahābhārata iii, 8681.]
Tejasa (तेजस):—n. = tejas Kraft u.s.w. am Ende eines comp.: prāṇamadviṣṇutejasam [Mahābhārata 3, 8681.] Vgl. u. tigmatejas, bhūritejas .
Tejasa (तेजस):—n. = tejas
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Tejasamadhisha, Tejasampatti, Tejasamya, Tejasankhaya, Tejasara, Tejasavarttini.
Full-text (+0): Bhuritejasa, Tejasamadhisha, Ujjvalitatejasa, Vipuladharmadhimuktisambhavateja, Atejas, Pratisamhara, Prabhramsh, Tigmatejas, Da wei de, Samvardhana, Sutejasa, Ashraya, Indradyumna, Sharira, Samriddhi, Vamadeva, Hri.
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Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 7 - Sanskrit text (saptama-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 7 - Notes and Analysis of Seventh Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Chapter 6 - Sanskrit text (shashtha-anka) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 2.2.4 (Heat is essential in Fire) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Five Bhūtas, Time, and Space]
Sūtra 5.2.20 (Above continued) < [Chapter 2 - Of Non-volitional Action]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 20 - Agni, Jatavedas, Vaisvanara: essentially identical, but distinguished < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 12b-13 - The seven names of Surya (the sun) < [Chapter 2 - Introduction (continued)]
Part 17 - Deities of Rgveda VIII.47-56 < [Chapter 6 - Deities of Rigveda VII.50–X.17]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 7 - Ratrinamani (Ratri Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Part 5 - Rasminamani (Rashmi Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Part 17 - Jvalato Namadheyani (Namadheya) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
Samkhya elements in the Bhagavata-purana (by Jumli Nath)
Part 3 - Sāṃkhya in Vedic and in Upaniṣadic literature < [Chapter 1a - Introduction]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 7: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 7 - Saptama-anka (saptamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]
Chapter 2: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]