Trinaciketa, Triṇāciketa, Tri-naciketa: 9 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Trinachiketa.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत).—(Triṇāciketa, Vāyu-purāṇa) the Brahmanas of the Yajur Veda, fit for Śrāddha feeding.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 15. 2; Vā 79. 58; 83. 53.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत).—
1) a part of the Adhvaryu-sacrifice or Yajurveda, or one who performs a vow connected therewith (according to Kull. on Manusmṛti 3.185); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.9.26.
2) one who has thrice kindled the Nāchiketa fire or studied the Nāchiketa section of Kāṭhaka; त्रिणाचिकेत- स्त्रिभिरेत्य सन्धिम् (triṇāciketa- stribhiretya sandhim) Kaṭh.1.17.
Derivable forms: triṇāciketaḥ (त्रिणाचिकेतः).
Triṇāciketa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and ṇāciketa (णाचिकेत).
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत).—n.
(-taṃ) A portion of the Yajur Veda. m.
(-taḥ) A follower of that branch of the Vedas. It is also sometimes read tṛṇāciketa .
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत).—i. e. tri -nāciketa, m. One who practises a certain vow prescribed in a part of the Yājurveda, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 185.
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत).—[adjective] who has thrice kindled the Nāciketa fire.
1) Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत):—[=tri-ṇāciketa] [from tri] mfn. one who has thrice kindled the Nāciketa fire or studied the Nāciketa section of [Kāṭhaka; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Kaṭha-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] (Nārāyaṇa[, xii]), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa iii, 15, 1; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of 3 Anuvākas of [Kāṭhaka; Manu-smṛti iii, 185; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत):—(taṃ) 1. n. A portion of the Yajur veda. m. A follower of it.
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत):—adj. der drei Mal (tri) das Nāciketa genannte Feuer angelegt hat [Kaṭhopaniṣad 1, 17. 3, 1.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 185.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 220.] [Mahābhārata 13, 4296.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 325.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 31, 23.] als Beiw. von Nārāyaṇa [Mahābhārata 12, 12864] (Bd. [III, S. 818, Z. 6] v. u.) viell. so v. a. durch ein solches Feuer geehrt. Nach [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 185] ist tri N. eines Theils des Yajurveda, eines damit in Zusammenhang stehenden Gelübdes und schliesslich Bez. desjenigen, der dieses Gelübde vollbringt.
Triṇāciketa (त्रिणाचिकेत):——
1) Adj. der dreimal das Nāciketa genannte Feuer angelegt hat oder der den ebenso genannten Theil des Kāṭhak studirt hat [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] —
2) m. Pl. Bez. dreier Anuvāka im Kāṭhaka [VP.².,3,173.]
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.
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