Vajasaneyaka, Vājasaneyaka: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Vajasaneyaka (वजसनेयक).—1900 Ṛk gaṇas and four-fold Brāhmaṇas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 67; 99. 254.
2) Vājasaneyaka (वाजसनेयक).—Of 1900 saṃhitas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 76; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 254.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVājasaneyaka (वाजसनेयक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a name of the Śatapathabrāhmaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vājasaneyaka (वाजसनेयक):—[from vāja] mfn. belonging or relating to Vājasaneya, devoted to him, composed by him etc., [???; Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad]
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Full-text: Vajisaneyaka, Janamejaya.
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Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 3.3.38 < [Third Adhyaya, Third Pada]
Sutra 3.3.18 < [Third Adhyaya, Third Pada]
Sutra 3.3.32 < [Third Adhyaya, Third Pada]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 39 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
III, 3, 38 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
III, 3, 17 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 3.3.9 (correct conclusion, end) < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 6-9]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.3.7 (correct conclusion, 7-9) < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtras 6-9]
Brahma-Sūtra 3.3.38 < [Adhikaraṇa 17 - Sūtras 38-40]
Kena Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 200 - The Greatness of Sāvitrī Tirtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]