Tripuri, Tripurī: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Google Books: Narmadāparikramā - Circumambulation of the Narmadā River (purāṇa)Tripurī (त्रिपुरी).—Most of the legends in the Revākhaṇḍa of the Skandapurāṇa center around the historical city of Tripurī (modern Tevar). The Revākhaṇḍa contains eight adhyāyas describing the south bank at this place, i.e. Triśūlghāṭ, while there are just one adhyāya each on Bheṛāghāṭ and Tripurī on the north bank.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTripurī (त्रिपुरी).—An ancient country of South India. Sahadeva during his victory march conquered this country. (Śloka 60, Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva).
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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraTripuri (त्रिपुरि) refers to a country belonging to “Āgneyī (south-eastern division)” classified under the constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Āśleṣā, Maghā and Pūrvaphālguni represent the south-eastern division consisting of [i.e., Tripuri] [...]”.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Google Books: Narmadāparikramā - Circumambulation of the Narmadā RiverAncient Tripurī is nowadays ocmmonly identified with the modern village of Tevar and its surroundings situated on the north bank, where histoic monuments have been found.
Source: Jainworld: Jain History (h)Tripuri (त्रिपुरि) was the old capital of the Kalachuris, and is situated near Jabalpur. A Jaina temple of this place called Trilokatilaka, has been mentioned by Uadayakīrti who flourished in all probability in the 13th century. Some of the beautiful Jina icons from Tewar (present Tripuri) have been preserved in the Jabalpur Museum.
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismTripurī (त्रिपुरी) was the mediaeval capital of Tripurivishaya or Cedi: one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The ancient Cedi country lay near the Jumna and was contiguous to that of the Kurus. It corresponds roughly to modern Bundelkhand and the adjoining region. We are told by the Cetiya Jātaka (No. 422) that the capital city of the Cedi country was Sotthivati-nagara which is most probably identical with the city of Śuktimati or Śuktisāhvaya of the Mahābhārata. Other important towns of the Cedi kingdom include Sahajāti and Tripurī, the mediaeval capital of Tripurivishaya or Cedi.
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ParamarasTripurī (त्रिपुरी) corresponds to modern Tēwar near Jabalpur, and is the name of a village mentioned in the “Māndhātā copper-plate inscription of Devapāla”. These copper plates (mentioning Tripurī) were discovered in 1905 in the former State of Dhār, near the temple of Siddheśvara at Māndhātā, better known by the longer name Oṃkāra-Māndhātā (an island in the Narmadā attached to the East Nemāḍ District in Madhya Pradesh). It records the donation of the village of Satājunā in the Mahuaḍa Pratijāgaraṇaka, by Devapāla. It is dated on the full moon day of Bhādrapada in the (Vikrama) year 1282, which corresponds to the 19th August, 1225 A.C.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tripurī (त्रिपुरी):—[=tri-purī] [from tri-pura > tri] a f. Name of an, [Upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] of the capital of the Cedis, [Mahābhārata iii, 254, 10; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xiv, 9; Bālarāmāyaṇa iii, 38]
3) [=tri-purī] [from tri] b See ra
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tripurī (त्रिपुरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tiurā.
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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Starts with: Tripuri-paurnima, Tripurikshetra, Tripuriprakarana, Tripuripunava, Tripuriya laghupaddhati.
Full-text (+12): Tiura, Tripurikshetra, Traipura, Tripuriprakarana, Tiripuri, Cedinagari, Tripuri-paurnima, Tevar, Traipuriya, Tripura, Jnanarnavatantra, Jnanarnava, Kalacuri, Candella, Cedi, Shonitapura, Karttika, Sena, Pala, Javalipura.
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 5 - Rājaśekhara’s Province and Religion < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
'The Triple Stream' < [March 1939]
‘The Triple Stream’ < [May 1939]
Crisis in the Congress < [July 1939]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (X): The Candellas < [Chapter 4]
Central Administration < [Chapter 5]
Select Sanskrit Inscriptions Found in Northern India < [Chapter 1]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
8.2. Mountains in the Hanumannāṭaka < [Chapter 5]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 10 - The burning of the Tripuras < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 2 - Upamanyu’s instruction < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 51 - The story of Ūṣā < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
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