Yakshendra, Yakṣendra, Yaksha-indra: 11 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Yakṣendra can be transliterated into English as Yaksendra or Yakshendra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र) refers to the “Lord of the Yakṣas” and is used to describe Vajrapāṇi, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Now the Bhagavān was residing in the abode of Brahmā. [...] All gathered with a great retinue. Vajrapāṇi, the Lord of the Yakṣas (yakṣendra), assembled with ten million Yakṣas. Vajradhara, embellished with various jewels and gems, with a retinue of a hundred thousand Vidyādharas. [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र) or Khendra is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Aranātha: the eighteenth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—The eighteenth Jina Aranātha carries with him the mystic symbol of either the Nandyāvarta (a kind of Svastika) or a fish. His ministerial staff consists of the Yakṣa named Yakṣendra and Yakṣiṇī named Dhāraṇī Devī. The sacred tree peculiar to him is Cūta or mango tree. Govinda Rāja had the honour of holding his fly-whisk.
According to the imagery of both the sects, this [Yakṣendra] Yakṣa is represented as having six mouths and twelve arms. The Śvetāmbara version gives the vehicle of a conch-shell and adorns his arms with a citrus, arrow, sword, club, noose, and Abhaya, mongoose, bow, fruit, spear, goad and rosary. Another book of the same school gives him a peacock as a vehicle. He, as called ‘Khendra’ by the Digambaras, is described as bearing in his twelve arms a bow, thunderbolt, noose, club, goad, Varada, arrow, fruit, garland, etc.
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र) is the name of the Yakṣa (i.e., Śāsanadevatās, ‘messenger-deities’) associated with Ara-nātha, according to chapter 6.2 [aranātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Yakṣendra, six-faced, three-eyed, dark, with a conch for a vehicle, his six right arms holding a citron, an arrow, a sword, a hammer, a noose, and bestowing fearlessness, his six left arms holding an ichneumon, a bow, and shield, a trident, a goad, and a rosary; a goddess Dhāriṇī, blue-bodied, with a lotus-seat, with two right arms holding a citron and a blue lotus, with two left arms holding a red lotus and a rosary, became the Lord’s messenger-deities, always near at hand”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र).—Kubera, the lord of Yakṣas.
Derivable forms: yakṣendraḥ (यक्षेन्द्रः).
Yakṣendra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yakṣa and indra (इन्द्र). See also (synonyms): yakṣādhipa, yakṣādhipati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र).—m.
(-ndraḥ) A name of Kuvera. E. yakṣa, and indra lord.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र).—[masculine] = yakṣapati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र):—[from yakṣa > yakṣ] m. a king of the Y°s [Rāmāyaṇa; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kubera, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र):—(ndraḥ) 1. m. Kuvera.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Yakṣendra (यक्षेन्द्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Jakkhiṃda.
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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: Yaksha, Indra.
Full-text: Jakkhimda, Yakshadhipati, Yakshadhipa, Aguhyakadhipati, Khendra, Dharanidevi, Govinda, Indra, Guhyakadhipati, Parivaradevata, Aranatha, Tara, Dharani, Vajrapani, Subrahmaṇya.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 9: Ara’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter II - Śrī Aranāthacaritra]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Iconography of Jain Gods and Goddess < [Chapter 6]