Yantrahastin, Yantra-hastin: 2 definitions
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Yantrahastin 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: Aspects of Jaina Art and ArchitectureYantrahastin (यन्त्रहस्तिन्) (in Sanskrit; Prakrit: Jantahatthi) refers to “mechanical elephant”.—Images of Tīrthaṃkaras were made of stones, metals, wood, clay, precious gems, jewels or semi-precious stones. The Āvaśyaka-cūrṇi of Jinadāsa (seventh century AD) gives an account of King Pradyota of Ujjain who used a mechamcal elephant (yantrahastin / janta-maya-hatthi) for capturing King Udayana of Kauśāmbi. It is not certain whether this refers to a metal-elephant.
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 DictionaryYantrahastin (यन्त्रहस्तिन्):—[=yantra-hastin] [from yantra > yam] m. an automatic elephant, [ib.]
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: Hastin, Yantra.
Full-text: Jantahatthi.
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