Vajranga, Vajrāṅga, Vajra-anga, Vajramga: 9 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग).—An asura. This asura was born to Kaśyapa of his wife Diti. Tārakāsura was born to Vajrāṅga of his wife Varāṅgī (For details see under Pārvatī, Para 2)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग) (lit., “one of adamantine limbs”) refers to one of the sons of Kaśyapa and Diti, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.14 (“The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O sage, the penance was completed by Diti who performed it with faith. Thereafter from him she conceived and delivered of a son. That son of Diti named Vajrāṅga (of adamantine limbs) [i.e., vajāṅganāmā] was on a par with the gods. Befitting his name, his body was strong and powerful even from his very birth. At the bidding of his mother, he immediately abducted Indra, the lord of gods, the other gods and punished them in various ways. [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग).—A son of Diti after her penance and father of Asura Tāraka who gave trouble to the devas; while a boy, under the orders of his mother, had Indra bound and placed before Diti; Brahmā and Kaśyapa mediated and set him free; Brahmā gave him for wife a mindborn daughter, Varāṅgī, with whom he went to penance; when Varāṅgī was engaged in tapas Indra threatened her with several guises of the monkey, serpent, jackal, etc., which made her weep in sorrow and fear; meanwhile Vajrāṅga's penance had ended and Brahmā had blessed him. He came in search of his wife whom he found crying in fear. She spoke of the insult offered by Indra and asked for a son, Tāraka, able to vanquish Indra. Then again he entered into a terrible vow when Brahmā blessed him with the son desired by his spouse. Tāraka was born and great festivities were held in his honour. Soon he was crowned king of the Asura world.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 146. 5, 41 ff; 147. 1-29.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग).—a snake.
Derivable forms: vajrāṅgaḥ (वज्राङ्गः).
Vajrāṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vajra and aṅga (अङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग).—m.
(-ṅgaḥ) A snake. f. (-ṅgī) A sort of grain, (Coix barbata.) “gavedhu”. the thunder-bolt, (as hard,) aṅga body or substance.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग):—[from vajra > vaj] m. ([probably] for vakrāṅga) a snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग):—[vajrā+ṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A snake. (ṅgī) A sort of grain (Coix barbata).
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVajrāṃga (ವಜ್ರಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] = ವಜ್ರಕಾಯ [vajrakaya].
2) [noun] a snake; a serpent.
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Vajrāṃga (ವಜ್ರಾಂಗ):—
1) [noun] the plant Heliotropium indicum of Boraginaceae family.
2) [noun] the plant Coix barbata.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Full-text (+70): Varangi, Vajrangi, Bajrangabali, Kulishanga, Prabhu, Duhkhada, Taponidhi, Balabala, Vairavarjita, Svamanoratha, Varjita, Ditisuta, Jetri, Susamartha, Vismita, Sankata, Dushkara, Bahuvarsha, Supratapin, Samartha.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 14 - The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga and their Penance < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - The dalliance of Śiva < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.29 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verse 8.13.127 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.6.60 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The Legend of Vajrāṅga < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 81 - Greatness of Śrī Daityasūdana < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - The Birth of the Asura Tāraka < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 42 - Tāraka’s Victory in the War between Gods and Demons < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1c - The myth of Śiva-Pārvatī and demon Tārakāsura < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)