Vidyarambha, Vidyārambha, Vidya-arambha: 7 definitions
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Vidyarambha 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vidyarambh.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ) refers to the “commencement of studies” and represents one of the sixteen saṃskāras, or “ceremonies” accompanying the individual during the Gṛhastha (householder) stage of the Āśrama way of life. These ceremonies (e.g., vidyārambha-saṃskāra) are community affairs and at each ceremony relations and friends gather for community eating.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Śiśuhitā, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.— The Śiśuhitā manuscript authored by Kṛṣṇarāma represents a primer on astrology, giving rules for calculation of nativities and most of the topics usually treated of in Indian astrological. It contains 2,457 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Vidyārambha in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: vidyārambhaḥ.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ).—introduction of a boy to learning.
Derivable forms: vidyārambhaḥ (विद्यारम्भः).
Vidyārambha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidyā and ārambha (आरम्भ).
1) Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ):—[from vidyā > vid] m. (yār) beginning of study, [Mallinātha]
2) [=vidyā-rambha] [from vidyārambha > vidyā > vid] Name of a [chapter] of the [Purāṇa-sarvasva]
Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ):—(vidyā + ā) m. Beginn der Studien: prāpte tu pañcame varṣe vidyārambhaṃ ca kārayet Cit. bei [Mallinātha] zu [Raghuvaṃśa.3,28.] [.63.] [Oxforder Handschriften 86,b,7.] khaḍgadhanurvidyārambha [22.]
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
Vidyāraṃbha (विद्यारंभ) [Also spelled vidyarambh]:—(nm) commencement of education.
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Nepali dictionary
Vidyārambha (विद्यारम्भ):—n. initiation into one's studies with religious solemnities; the beginning of reading an writing;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Arambha, Vidya, Rambha.
Full-text: Vidyarambh, Dhanurvidyarambhaprayoga, Vittiyarampam, Samskara, Arambha.
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