Yashovati, Yaśasvatī, Yashasvati, Yaśovati, Yaśovatī: 15 definitions
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Yashovati means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Yaśasvatī and Yaśovati and Yaśovatī can be transliterated into English as Yasasvati or Yashasvati or Yasovati or Yashovati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Yaśovatī (यशोवती).—The name of Īśāna’s city. Devī Bhāgavata, 8th Skandha mentions that god Īśāna, the ruler of the north-eastern part, lives in the city called Yaśovatī.
2) Yaśovatī (यशोवती).—A princess. (See under Ekavīra).
Yaśovati (यशोवति).—The sabhā of Iśāna in the eighth slope of Meru; bright with lustrous gold.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 34. 91.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Yaśovatī (यशोवती) refers to the city of Hara, situated on the north-eastern lower slope of mount Meru, according to Parākhyatantra 5.66. Meru is the name of a golden mountained situated in the middle of nine landmasses (navakhaṇḍa): Bhārata, Hari, Kimpuruṣa, Ramyaka, Ramaṇa, Kuru, Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla and Ilāvṛta. Together these khaṇḍas make up the continent known as Jambūdvīpa.
Yaśovatī is also known by the name Yaśaskā or Sukhāvahā, and is mentioned in various other sources, eg., the Svacchanda-tantra 10.132-136, Kiraṇa-āgama 8.51-54, Mṛgendra-āgama vidyāpāda 13.47-54, Sarvajñānottara-tantra adhvaprakaraṇa 34-36 and Mataṅga-āgama vidyāpāda 23.60-63
The Parākhyatantra is an old Śaiva-siddhānta tantra dating from before the 10th century.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Kavya (poetry)
Yaśasvatī (यशस्वती) is the wife of Satyavrata: a Brāhman from the Mālava country, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Yaśasvatī said to Śrīdarśana: “... I am the well-born wife of a Brāhman here, named Satyavrata, who was a servant of the king’s, and my name is Yaśasvatī. And after my husband died, the compassionate king gave me the fourth part of his salary to live upon, as I had not a son to support me”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Yaśasvatī , is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Yaśovati (यशोवति) refers to a country belonging to “Uttaratas or Uttaradeśa (northern division)” classified under the constellations of Śatabhiṣaj, Pūrvabhādrapada and Uttarabhādrapada, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Śatabhiṣaj, Pūrvabhādrapada and Uttarabhādrapada represent the northern division consisting of [i.e., Yaśovati] [...]”.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Yaśovatī (यशोवती) refers to one of the 52 rays of the Svadhiṣṭhāna-Cakra which (together with the 56 rays of the Mūlādhāra) are associated with the fiery plane called Rudragranthi, according to Śaṅkarācārya’s Saudaryalaharī.—Accordingly, the Goddess is visualised (by Sādhaka) as dwelling above the six Ādhāracakras ruling over the 360 rays which emanate in them [e.g., Yaśovatī]. These 360 rays represent 360 syllables (i.e., a consummation of the śabdaprapañca or 50 alphabets) as well as the principles of nature. For the 360 syllables, together with haṃ and saḥ, Nyāsa should be performed for Śrīcakrapūjā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Yaśovatī (यशोवती) is the name of Vidyārājñī (i.e., “wisdom queen”) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Yaśovatī).
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Yaśasvatī (यशस्वती) is the wife of Sanmati, who is a kulakara (law-giver) according to Digambara sources. The kulakaras (similair to the manus of the Brahmanical tradition) figure as important characters protecting and guiding humanity towards prosperity during ancient times of distress, whenever the kalpavṛkṣa (wishing tree) failed to provide the proper service.
These law-givers and their wifes (e.g., Yaśasvatī) are listed in various Jain sources, such as the Bhagavatīsūtra and Jambūdvīpaprajñapti in Śvetāmbara, or the Tiloyapaṇṇatti and Ādipurāṇa in the Digambara tradition.
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
Yaśovatī (यशोवती) or Yaśodharā.—1, Śākyamuni's wife: Lalitavistara 95.9 (prose, no v.l.). Cf. also Yaśavatī (m.c.?).
Yaśasvatī (यशस्वती):—[=yaśas-vatī] [from yaśas-vat > yaśas] f. (atī) Name of a woman, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
1) Yaśovatī (यशोवती):—[=yaśo-vatī] [from yaśo-vat > yaśo > yaśas] f. Name of various women, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Vāsavadattā, [Introduction]]
2) [v.s. ...] (mc. also atī) of a district (originally a stream), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] of a mythical town on mount Meru, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Yaśovati (यशोवति):—s. u. yaśovatī (2).
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Yaśovatī (यशोवती):—(f. von yaśovant und dieses von 1. yaśas) f. Nomen proprium
1) verschiedener Frauen [Rājataraṅgiṇī 1, 70.] [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 12.] = yaśodharā [Rgva tch’er rol pa ed. Calc. 109, 2.] yaśavatī [270, 17.] — b) einer Gegend (urspr. eines Flusses) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 14, 28] (verkürzt vati). —
3) einer mythischen Stadt auf dem Meru Comm. zu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 16, 30.] — Vgl. yaśomatī .
Yaśovati (यशोवति):—(metrisch) f. Nomen proprium einer mythischen Stadt [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhatsaṃhitā 14,28.] Vgl. yaśovatī 2).
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Yaśovatī (यशोवती):—f. Nomen proprium —
1) verschiedener Frauen. —
2) einer mythischen Stadt auf dem Meru.
Yaśovatī (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 耶輸陀羅 [yé shū tuó luó]: “Go-pā”; “Yaśodharā”; “Yaśovatī” [Sanskrit personal name].
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Yaśōvati (ಯಶೋವತಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman of repute.
2) [noun] a woman of wealth.
3) [noun] a successful woman.
4) [noun] that which is very famous.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Yaso, Yashas, Vati.
Full-text (+0): Yashasvant, Yashodhara, Yasavati, Yashomati, Da du da la, Ye shu tuo luo, Manovati, Gopa, Tejovati, Satyavrata, Yashaska, Samadhi, Sukhavaha, Gandhavati, Ashtadikpalaka, Amaravati, Gonanda, Meru, Kulakara.
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