Vijayasimha, Vijayasiṃha, Vijaya-simha: 4 definitions
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Vijayasimha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraVijayasiṃha (विजयसिंह) refers to one of the sons of Vidyādhara-king Aśanivega from Rathanūpura, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“[...] Ghanodadhiratha bestowed the kingdom, Kiṣkindhā, on his son, named Kiṣkindhi, took initiation, and attained emancipation. Now in the city Rathanūpura on Mt. Vaitāḍhya at that time there was a Vidyādhara-king, Aśanivega. He had a son, Vijayasiṃha, victorious, and a second, Vidyudvega, like additional arms for him. On that same mountain, in the city Ādityapura there was a Vidyādhara-king, Mandiramālin, and he had a daughter, Śrīmālā. [...]”.
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IVijayasiṃha (विजयसिंह) or Vijayasiṃhasūri was the teacher of Somaprabhācārya: the author of the Sindūraprakara (classified as gnomic literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Somaprabhācārya, the author, was a pupil of Vijayasiṃha-sūri from the bṛhadgaccha, himself a pupil of Ajitadeva. Among his other works are another anthology called Śṛṅgāravairāgyataraṅgiṇī, the famous Prakrit story-book Kumārapālapratibodha, composed in VS 1241, a Sumatināthacaritra in Prakrit and a Śatārthakāvya. [...]
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijayasiṃha (विजयसिंह):—[=vi-jaya-siṃha] [from vi-jaya > vi-ji] m. Name of various kings, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Inscriptions]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vijaya, Simha.
Starts with: Vijayasimhasuri.
Full-text: Tejahsimha, Vishesha, Andhaka, Nemijinastavana, Sumatināthacaritra, Shatarthakavya, Shringaravairagyatarangini, Kumarapalapratibodha, Shrimala, Vidyudvega, Mandiramalin, Sahasrara, Rathanupura, Adityapura, Ashanivega.
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