The Sanskrit term Triviṣṭapa can be transliterated into English as Trivistapa or Trivishtapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप):—The Sanskrit name for one of the five Vimānas created by Brahmā, the great Creator, in the hoary past for gods. They were for travelling in the air, beautiful to look at, colossal in shape, made of gold and studded with gems. Triviṣṭapa was to be used by Viṣṇu, the god of gods. Vimānas represent the ‘aerial chariots’ of the gods, but also refers to seven-storey palaces. It is described in the 11th-century Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra (49.3) by Bhojadeva. Accordingly, “Triviṣṭapa may be octangular in structure”. It is from the self-same five shapes of Vimānas that later on, Brahmā created the Prāsāda.

The Triviṣṭapa type of Vimāna exhibits ten different temples:

1. Vajraka,
2. Nandana,
3. Śaṅku,
4. Mekhala,
5. Vāmana,
6. Laya,
7. Mahāpadma,
8. Haṃsa,
9. Vyomacandra,
10. Udaya.

These are the names of 10 out of a total of 64 temples (prāsāda) mentioned in same chapter.

2) Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप):—The name of a group of temple classifications, comprising 9 octagonal-shaped temple categories, according to the 8th-century Agnipurāṇa. The Triviṣṭapa group is one of the five groups mentioned in the purāṇa, and represents the North-Indian classification of temples.

1. Vajara,
2. Cakra,
3. Svastika,
4. Vajrasvastika,
5. Cakrasvastika,
6. Khaḍga,
7. Gadā,
8. Śrīkaṇṭha,
9. Vijaya.

context information

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप).—A sacred place inside Kurukṣetra. If one bathes in the holy tank there and worships Śiva one would go to heaven. (Chapter 83, Vana Parva).

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप)  (or Tripiṣṭapa) refers to “heaven” and represents the city of Indra (supposed to be situated on Mount Meru), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, after Bhārgava narrated the details regarding the headless Rāhu: “[...] [Jalandhara] then lovingly honoured the clever emissary [Ghasmara] in various ways, assured him of protection and sent him to Indra as his messenger. Ghasmara, the intelligent emissary of Jalandhara, hastened to heaven (triviṣṭapa) where all the gods were present. After going there, the emissary entered the assembly of the gods. With his head kept straight as a token of haughtiness he spoke to lord Indra. [...]”.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.70). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Triviṣṭapa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप).—

1) the world of Indra, heaven; त्रिविष्टपस्येव पतिं जयन्तः (triviṣṭapasyeva patiṃ jayantaḥ) R.6.78.

2) the three worlds. °सद् (sad) m. a god.

Derivable forms: triviṣṭapam (त्रिविष्टपम्).

Triviṣṭapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and viṣṭapa (विष्टप). See also (synonyms): tripiṣṭapa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप).—n.

(-paṃ) 1. Heaven or paradise. 2. The three worlds, or heaven, earth, and hell: see tripiṣṭapa .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप).—n. the world of Indra, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 330.

Triviṣṭapa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tri and viṣṭapa (विष्टप).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप).—[neuter] = tripiṣṭapa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप):—[=tri-viṣṭapa] [from tri] n. =-piṣṭ, [Gopatha-brāhmaṇa; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Liṅga, [Liṅga-purāṇa i, 1, 4]

3) [v.s. ...] for ṣṭabdha, [Saṃnyāsa-upaniṣad iv, 1]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Triviṣṭapa (त्रिविष्टप):—[tri-viṣṭapa] (paṃ) 1. n. Heaven or paradise.

[Sanskrit to German]

Trivishtapa in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Triviṣṭapa (ತ್ರಿವಿಷ್ಟಪ):—[noun] the abode of gods; the heaven.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Tri, Vishtapa.

Starts with: Trivishtapasad.

Full-text (+10): Trivishtapasad, Tripishtapa, Traivishtapa, Pratyaditsu, Udaya, Mekhala, Cakra, Vajrasvastika, Cakrasvastika, Gada, Vamana, Vyomacandra, Shrikantha, Khadga, Vajara, Vajraka, Shanku, Mahapadma, Vishtapa, Laya.

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