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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Vandana (वन्दन).—A hermit mentioned in Ṛgveda. Once this hermit was pushed into a well by Asuras. But he was saved by the Aśvinidevas. (Ṛgveda, Maṇḍala 1, Anuvāka 1, Sūkta 116).

2) Vandanā (वन्दना).—A river famous in the Purāṇas. (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 18)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Vandana (वन्दन) refers to “saluting” and represents one of the nine-fold (navadhā) devotion (bhakti), as explained in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.23, as Śiva said to Satī:—“[...] O Goddess Satī, listen, I shall explain the great principle whereby the remorseful creature becomes a liberated soul (mukta). [...] Devotion (bhakti) to me is considered as the bestower of worldly pleasures and salvation. It is achievable only by my grace. It is nine-fold (navadhā) [viz., vandana]. There is no difference between devotion and perfect knowledge. A person who is engrossed in devotion enjoys perpetual happiness. Perfect knowledge never descends in a vicious person averse to devotion. [...] According to scholars O Goddess, the nine ancillary adjuncts are:—[viz., vandana, ‘saluting’...]. O Śiva, its further subdivisions too have been explained”.

Vandana (‘saluting’) detailed explanation: “meditating in the mind, repeating the mantras and touching the ground with eight limbs is called saluting”.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vandana (वन्दन).—One of the varṣa nāḍis or rays of the sun.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 20.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Vandanā (वन्दना) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.17). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Vandanā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Vandanā (वन्दना) refers to “prayers” and represents one of the various articles offered during worship, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship), while explaining procedures performed in the morning.—According to time and place, sixteen [viz., vandanā], twelve, ten or five articles can be employed in the worship of Śrī Bhagavān.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Vandana (वन्दन) refers to:—Offering prayers. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Vandana (वन्दन) refers to “respect”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “Beings who hear these exhortations are ‘established in the perfection of exertion’. [...] Those who have attained it are the most venerable among all beings and have the right to the worship of the whole world, If the person who limits himself to mentally commemorate the Buddhas gains immeasurable indestructible immense merit, what can be said of those who exercise exertion, generosity, morality), worship, service and respect (vandana)? [...]”.

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Vandana (वन्दन) refers to “praising”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly as The Lord said: “O Śāriputra, the Bodhisattva, the great being, Gaganagañja is coming here to see, praise (vandana), serve me, and attain this exposition of the dharma (dharma-paryāya), A Chapter of the Great Collection. Also he is coming with the assembly of all Bodhisattvas who have gathered from the worlds of the ten directions for the sake of the joy of the dharma (dharma-prītā), happiness (sukha), the source of great joy (prāmodya), the upholding of the great vehicle, and the wings of awakening (bodhi-pakṣika) of all Bodhisattvas”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Vandanā (वन्दना) refers to “worship” and represents one of the “seven types of worship” (pūjā), according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—The connection that Vajrayāna has to the Mahāyāna is expressed through the saptavidhānottara-pūjā, "the seven-fold supreme offering", a seven step procedure for setting the intention to become a Buddha. Vandanā ("worship") refers to giving homage to the Tri-ratna, "the Three Jewels" with one's kāya-vāka-citta, "body, speech and mind".

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Vandanā (वन्दना, “worshipping”) represents one of the “sevent supreme offerings” (saptavidhā-anuttarapūjā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 14). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., saptavidhā-anuttarapūjā and Vandanā). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra

Vandanā (वन्दना) refers to one of the fourteen limbs of the external-corpus (aṅga-bāhya). The Aṅgabāhya refers to one of the two types of scriptural knowledge (śruta), which refers to one of the five types of knowledge (jñāna). according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 1.20, “scriptural knowledge (śruta) preceded by sensory knowledge (mati) is of two, or of twelve or of many kinds (e.g., vandanā)”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vandana : (nt.) salutation; homage. || vandanā (f.) salutation; homage.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vandana, (nt.) & Vandanā (f.) (fr. vand, cp. Vedic vandana) salutation, respect, paying homage; veneration, adoration A. I, 294 (ā); II, 203 (+pūjā); J. I, 88; Pug. 19, 24; Mhvs 15, 18; Miln. 377; PvA. I, 53; SnA 492; ThA. 256; Sdhp. 221, 540. (Page 601)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vandaṇa (वंदण).—n (Better ōndaṇa) The grooved slip along which shutters or pannels run.

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vandana (वंदन).—n (S) Adoring, worshiping, rendering reverence or homage. 2 Laxly. Messing (of one's dish at a meal) or wildly mixing (of victuals): also disorderly picking, scattering, or tossing about. v kara.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vandana (वंदन).—n Adoring, worshipping.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vandana (वन्दन).—[vand-lyuṭ]

1) Salutation, obeisance.

2) Reverence, adoration.

3) Obeisance paid to a Brāhmaṇa &c. (by touching his feet).

4) Praising, extolling.

5) A cutaneous eruption, scrofula.

-nā 1 Worship, adoration.

2) Praise.

-nī 1 Worship, adoration.

2) Praise.

3) Solicitation.

4) A drug for reviving the dead.

Derivable forms: vandanam (वन्दनम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Vandana (वन्दन).—(?) , adj.? (in Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit noted only as n. act.), greeting, saluting, possibly in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 166.8 (verse) yato vayaṃ vandana āgatā jinam, whence we have come to the Jina greeting him. But probably more likely loc. sg. of n. act., for °ne: in the matter of greeting (= to greet) him.

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

Vandana (वन्दन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. The face or mouth. 2. Obeisance to a Brahmana or superior by touching the feet, &c. f. (-nī) 1. Reverence, worship, adoring. 2. Begging, soliciting, asking. 3. A drug for reviving the dead. f.

(-nā) Praise, praising, especially the gods or great men. E. vadi to praise, aff. lyuṭ or yuc, fem. aff. ṅīṣ or ṭāp .

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

Vandana (वन्दन).—[vand + ana], I. m. A proper name, Chr. 296, 5 = [Rigveda.] i. 112, 5. Ii. n. 1. Salutation, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 216. 2. The mouth or face. Iii. f. nā. 1. Praise, Chr. 19, 6; praising especially the gods. 2. Prayer, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in Chr. 202, 16. Iv. f. nī. 1. Worship. 2. Begging, asking. 3. A drug for restoring the dead to life.

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

Vandana (वन्दन).—1. [masculine] [Name] of a man; [neuter] praise, worship, reverential greeting.

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Vandana (वन्दन).—2. [neuter] a parasitical plant or a kind of disease.

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

1) Vandana (वन्दन):—[from vand] m. Name of a Ṛṣi (who was cast into a well, along with Rebha, by the Asuras, and rescued by the Aśvins), [Ṛg-veda]

2) Vandanā (वन्दना):—[from vandana > vand] f. praise, worship, adoration, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] (with Buddhists) one of the 7 kinds of Anuttara-pūjā or highest worship (the other 6 being pūjanā, pāpa-deśanā, anumodanā, adhyeṣaṇā, badhi-cittātpāda and pariṇamanā), [Dharmasaṃgraha 1 4]

4) [v.s. ...] a mark or symbol impressed on the body (with ashes etc.), [Vasiṣṭha]

5) Vandana (वन्दन):—[from vand] n. the act of praising, praise, [Ṛg-veda]

6) [v.s. ...] reverence ([especially] obeisance to a Brahman or superior by touching the feet etc.), worship, adoration, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] a parasitical plant, [Atharva-veda; Bhāvaprakāśa]

8) [v.s. ...] a disease attacking the limbs or joints, cutaneous eruption, scrofula (also personified as a demon), [Ṛg-veda]

9) [v.s. ...] = vadana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

10) Vāndana (वान्दन):—m. [patronymic] [from] vandana, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

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

Vandana (वन्दन):—(naṃ) 1. n. The face or mouth; obeisance. f. (nī) Reverence; begging. f. (nā) Praise.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Vandana (वन्दन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Chaṃdaṇa, Vaṃdaṇa, Vaṃdaṇā, Vaṃdāvaṇaga.

[Sanskrit to German]

Vandana in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vandana in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) deferential salutation; obeisance, worship..—vandana (वंदना) is alternatively transliterated as Vaṃdanā.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Vaṃdaṇa (वंदण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vandana.

2) Vaṃdaṇā (वंदणा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vandanā.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vaṃdana (ವಂದನ):—[noun] the condition of being confined (in or as in a jail).

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Vaṃdana (ವಂದನ):—

1) [noun] a bowing or prostrating as gesture of respect or reverence.

2) [noun] the act of praising.

3) [noun] the act of requesting earnestly or imploringly for something.

4) [noun] a string of mango leaves suspended by the ends to hang as a curve across the doorway; a festoon.

5) [noun] the quality of being charming, lovely; loveliness; charm.

6) [noun] a religious homage to a god or a reverential person; worship.

7) [noun] any of aquatic animals.

8) [noun] absence of light; darkness.

9) [noun] the fact of being seen; appearance.

10) [noun] water.

11) [noun] a kind of plant ( = Cynoglossum wallichii of Boragiaceae family ?).

context information

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

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Vandanā (वन्दना):—n. prayer; worship; eulogy; adoration; praise;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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