A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vyasana
This page describes Vyasana which is located on page 607 of the third volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Vyasana” according to 16 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
—(38) Medhatithi’s commentary (manubhashya): ‘Vyasana’ is suffering;—the ‘mula,’ of it is killing; what is meant is that the livelihood of these men is the executing of criminals, the carrying of the dead bodies of men dying without any relations, the taking away of their clothes, eating the cakes offered to the dead, and so forth. This caste is born from the ‘Candala’ on the ‘Pukkasa’ woman....
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭottara-śata Nāmavaḷḷiḥ
parijata-apaharakaya | govardhana-acaloddhartre | gopalaya || 50 || sarva-palakaya | ajaya niranjanaya | kama-janakaya | kanja-locanaya | madhughne | mathura-nathaya | dvaraka-nayakaya | baline | vrindavanantara-sancarine | tulasi-dama-bhushanaya || 60 || syamantaka-maner-hartre | nara-narayana-atmakaya | kubja-akrishtambara- dharaya | mayine | parama-purushaya | mushtikasura-canura-mallayudh- visharadhaya | samsara-vairine | kamsaraye | muraraye | narakantakaya || 70 || anadi-brahma-carine | krishna-vyashana-karshakaya...
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana [by Gaurapada Dasa]
Commentary: This is Mammata s example of sahacara-bhinna (mismatch): shrutena buddhir vyasanena murkhata madena nari salilena nimnaga | nisha shashankena dhritih samadhina nayena calankriyate narendrata || “Intelligence is adorned by learning, stupidity by mishaps, a woman by passion, a riverbed by water, the night by the moon, patience by trance, and kinghood by statesmanship. ” Mammata elaborates: atra shrutadibhir utkrishtaih sahacaritair vyasana-murkhatayor nikrishtayor bhinnatvam, “A mismatch occurs here...
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