Turangavadana, Turaṅgavadana, Turanga-vadana: 4 definitions
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Turangavadana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationTuraṅgavadana (तुरङ्गवदन) or Aśvamukha refers to a group of deities, abounding the top of the Himālaya mountain, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.22. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] On the top of the mountain near the city of Himālaya (śailarājapura), Śiva sported about for a long time in the company of Satī. [...] Many kinds of semid-ivine beings the Aśvamukhas (i.e., Turaṅgavadana), the Siddhas, the Apsaras, the Guhyakas, etc. roamed there. Their women-folk, the Vidyādharīs, the Kinnarīs and the mountain lasses played about here and there. The celestial damsels played on their lutes, tabours and drums and danced with enthusiasm.”.
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTuraṅgavadana (तुरङ्गवदन).—a Kinnara.
Derivable forms: turaṅgavadanaḥ (तुरङ्गवदनः).
Turaṅgavadana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms turaṅga and vadana (वदन). See also (synonyms): turaṅgavaktra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuraṅgavadana (तुरङ्गवदन).—m.
(-naḥ) A celestial quirister. E. turaṅga a horse, and vadana a face; these beings are described as having the bodies of men, and the heads of horse; also similar compounds, as turaṅgānana, turaṅgavaktra, turaṅgāsya, aśvavaktra, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuraṅgavadana (तुरङ्गवदन):—[turaṅga-vadana] (naḥ) 1. m. A celestial chorister. a. Having a horse’s face.
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)
Partial matches: Vadana, Turanga.
Full-text: Turangavaktra, Ashvamukha.
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