Vagisha, Vāgīśā, Vāgīśa: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Vagisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Vāgīśā and Vāgīśa can be transliterated into English as Vagisa or Vagisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Vagish.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Google Books: The Khecarividya of AdinathaVāgīśā (वागीशा, “The Queen of Speech”):—A name of Sarasvatī, the consort of Brahmā, according to the Khecarīvidyā by Ādinātha.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaVāgīśā (वागीशा, “highest speech”) is another name for Brāhmī, the form of Trikalā having a white body representing the energy of Brahmā, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 91. Trikalā (त्रिकला) is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVāgīśa (वागीश).—Also Vāgadhīśa and Vākpati; God of learning.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 79; 23. 33, 46.
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: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Vāgīśa (वागीश) refers to the planet Jupiter, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: [...] May the Sun [i.e., mārtāṇḍa], the Moon [i.e., tārānātha], Mars [i.e., kṣoṇīsūnu], Mercury [i.e., indusūnu], Jupiter [i.e., vāgīśa], Venus [i.e., daityācārya], Saturn [i.e., chāyāputra], Rāhu and Ketu, all these, together with the lunar mansions beginning with Aśvinī, and all these stars, produce auspiciousness, constant good health, prosperity, and longevity [for the couple]”.
Source: Pt. Sanjay Rath: Bṛhaspati Kavacha MantraVāgīśa (वागीश) refers to one of the 18 names of Jupiter (Bṛhaspati) according to the Bṛhaspati-kavaca-mantra from the Brahmayāmalatantra. In jyotiṣa there is a saying that when Jupiter protects there is none that can destroy. The eighteen names of Jupiter (viz., Vāgīśa) relate to eighteen body parts starting from the top of head (śiras). One method uses this formula: Each name associates with two drekkāṇa reckoned from lagna in the horoscope.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)Vāgīśa (वागीश) or Vāgīśasaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a rājasa type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika. b. Rājasa (e.g., Vāgīśa-saṃhitā). c. Tāmasa.
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVāgīśa (वागीश).—(= Pali Vaṅgīsa), name of a disciple of Buddha: Mahāvastu i.163.12 (praises Buddha); 267.10; 269.10 (tells an incident in a past existence of Buddha and himself); Pravāraṇa Sūtra, Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 38.1 (with Pali parallel, SN i.191.28 ff.); Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.182.19 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgīśa (वागीश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Eloquent, well spoken. m.
(-śaḥ) 1. An author, an orator, a poet, &c. 2. Brahma. E. vāk speech, īśa master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgīśa (वागीश).—[adjective] & [masculine] = seq. (often —° in names of learned men).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVāgīśa (वागीश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Nyāyasiddhāñjana. Rice. 114.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāgīśa (वागीश):—[=vāg-īśa] [from vāg > vāc] mfn. one who is a master of language, eloquent, an orator, author, poet etc. (frequently at the end of names of scholars), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Bṛhas-pati or the planet Jupiter, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] of Brahmā, [Kumāra-sambhava; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] (also with bhaṭṭācārya) Name of various authors, [Catalogue(s)]
5) Vāgīśā (वागीशा):—[=vāg-īśā] [from vāg-īśa > vāg > vāc] f. Name of Sarasvatī, [Sāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgīśa (वागीश):—[vāgī+śa] (śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a. Eloquent. m. Author, poet, orator; Brahmā.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVāgīśa (वागीश) [Also spelled vagish]:—[[~śvara]] (nm) master of speech, an eloquent person, a great orator; a poet, an author.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāgīśa (ವಾಗೀಶ):—
1) [noun] a man having mastery over his speech; an orator; an eloquent man.
2) [noun] Břhaspati, the preceptor of gods.
3) [noun] Brahma, the consort of the Speech-Goddess Sarasvati.
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)
Starts with: Vagisha bhatta, Vagisha bhattacarya, Vagishasamhita, Vagishatirtha, Vagishatva.
Ends with (+22): Anantarama vidyavagisha, Bhavananda siddhantavagisha, Bhavanandasiddhantavagisha, Gadadhara tarkavagisha, Gopala siddhantavagisha, Govinda nyayavagisha, Gunananda vidyavagisha, Hariramatarkavagisha, Jayadeva vagisha, Jayakrishna tarkavagisha, Jayarama tarkavagisha, Krishnadeva smartavagisha, Krishnakimkara tarkavagisha, Mahadeva vedantavagisha, Mahadeva vidyavagisha, Mahadevavedantavagisha, Mahadevavidyavagisha, Mathuranatha tarkavagisha, Nandarama vagisha, Nyayasiddhantavagisha.
Full-text (+47): Vagishatirtha, Nyayavagisha, Vagishvara, Vishnuramasiddhantavagisha, Tarkavagisha, Hariramatarkavagisha, Shrikrishnavidyavagisha, Hariramatarkavagishabhattacarya, Siddhantavagisha, Shrikrishnanyayavagishabhattacarya, Mahadevavedantavagisha, Mahadevavidyavagisha, Radhakanta, Bhavananda, Shrivallabha, Mathuranatha, Radhakrishna, Ramacandratirtha, Vagisha bhattacarya, Nandarama vagisha.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 18 - The purification of the six paths < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 4 - The exalted magnificence of Gaurī and Śiva < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Nayanar 25: Apputhi Adigal (Apputiyatikal) < [Volume 4.1.1 - A comparative study of the Shaivite saints the Thiruthondathogai]
Chapter 2 - Bridal Mysticism < [Volume 4.2.3 - Philosophy of God]
Chapter 2 - The Hymns, their Compilation and their Name < [Volume 1 - Nampi Arurar’s Tevaram (his life and age)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Succession List of Madhva Gurus < [Chapter XXV - Madhva and his School]
Part 8 - The Philosophy of Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa < [Chapter XXXIII - The Philosophy of Jiva Gosvāmī and Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇā]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 270 - A hymn to Viṣṇu that destroys Evil
Chapter 85 - Mode of purifying the Beatific principle of establishment
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXVI - The Sunshades < [Volume I]
Chapter XVIII - Attributes of the Buddhas < [Volume I]