Jambudvipa, Jambudvīpa, Jambu-dvipa: 33 definitions

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Jambudvipa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Jambudvīpa (जम्बुद्वीप):—und jambūdvīpa (ja + dvīpa) m. Bez. einer der 7 grossen Inseln, die sich nach der Vorstellung der Inder um den Meru lagern; sie begreift Indien in sich und bezeichnet daher bei den Buddhisten Indien selbst. Den Namen hat die Insel von einem riesigen JambuBaum, der auf der Spitze des Meru (Merumandara, Gandhamādana) als Standarte über das ganze Land erhoben ist. [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 1, 4.] [Nalopākhyāna 26, 35.] [Mahābhārata 6, 207.] dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu .. sudarśano nāma mahān jambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ (vgl. [13, 4862]) . -.. tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jambūdvīpaḥ sanātanaḥ . [?272. fgg. Harivaṃśa 7487. 8227 (pl.). 11450. Rāmāyaṇa 1, 40, 22. 4, 40, 34.] śṛṅge tasya (gandhamādanasya) sthitā jamburnāmnā divyā sudarśanā . -. jambudvīpasya sā jambūrdhvajaḥ [?4, 44, 56. fg. Viṣṇupurāṇa 166. 168. Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 5. 5, 2. 1. 18. 20. 19, 29. 20, 2. Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 127. Rgva tch’er rol pa 27. 68. 143. 238. Burnouf 75. Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 136. 843. ALBIROUNY bei Mémoire géographique], Mém. sur l'Inde, [338.] Bei den Jaina eine der 5 Abtheilungen von Bhārata [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 946,] [Scholiast]

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Jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप):—s. jambudvīpa .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Jambudvīpa (जम्बुद्वीप):—m. Nomen proprium eines der 7 grossen Continente. Bei den Buddhisten Indien , bei den Jaina eine der 5 Abtheilungen von Bhārata.

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Jambūdvīpa (जम्बूद्वीप):—m. dass. prajñapti f. Titel eines Jaina-Werkes [Indische studien von Weber 9,448.]

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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.

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