Jyotsna, Jyotsnā: 21 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchJyotsnā (ज्योत्स्ना):—(von jyotis) f. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 114.] oxyt. Sch. parox. [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa]
1) eine mondhelle Nacht [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 266.] [Medinīkoṣa Nalopākhyāna 8.] Gegens. tamisrā [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 2, 2, 9, 7.] —
2) Mondschein [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 18.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 107.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Sāvitryupākhyāna 5, 106.] prāvaraṇaścendurdṛśyate hyudito mbare [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 5, 10. 22, 14. 69, 1.] [Suśruta 1, 5, 3. 114, 6.] [Pañcatantra 162, 10. V, 42.] na hi saṃharate jyotsṇāṃ candraścāṇḍālaveśmani [Hitopadeśa I, 55.] anvadhāvata pāṇḍyeśaṃ jyotsneva rajanīkaram [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 28, 34.] purāṇapūrṇacandreṇa śrutijyotsnāḥ prakāśitāḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 86.] Licht, heller Schein überh., pl. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 28, 21.] Bez. eines der Körper Brahman's [Viṣṇupurāṇa 40.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 20, 39.] —
3) N. einer der 16 Kalā des Mondes [Brahmapurāṇa] in [Oxforder Handschriften 18],b. —
4) Beiname der Durgā [Devīpurāṇa] und [DEVĪM. im Śabdakalpadruma] —
5) Name zweier Pflanzen: a) = jyotsnī [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 6.] [Śabdakalpadruma] — b) = ghoṣātakī [Ratnamālā 65.]
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Jyotsnā (ज्योत्स्ना):—
2) sajyotsnā adj. mit Mondschein versehen [Kathāsaritsāgara 107, 39.] —
6) Titel eines Commentars [HALL 69.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungJyotsnā (ज्योत्स्ना):—f. —
1) eine mondhelle Nacht. —
2) Mondschein. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā. —
3) Pl. Licht , heller Schein. —
4) Bez. eines der Körper Brahman's. —
5) Name einer der 16 Kalā des Mondes. —
6) Beiname der Durgā. —
7) *eine Gurkenart und * = ghoṣātakī. —
8) Titel eines Commentars.
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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Starts with: Jyotsnadhya, Jyotsnadi, Jyotsnakali, Jyotsnamaya, Jyotsnamukhi, Jyotsnanvita, Jyotsnapakshatantra, Jyotsnapriya, Jyotsnavant, Jyotsnavapi, Jyotsnavat, Jyotsnavriksha, Jyotsnesha.
Ends with: Brahmasiddhantajyotsna, Candrajyotsna, Naimbyavratasiddhantajyotsna, Nimbadityavratasiddhantajyotsna, Parajyotsna, Ramacandrajyotsna, Sadashanajyotsna, Sajyotsna, Sharajjyotsna, Siddhantajyotsna, Vanajyotsna.
Full-text (+83): Jyotsnapriya, Jyotsnavriksha, Jonha, Jyotsnesha, Junha, Sadashanajyotsna, Joisina, Jyotsnavant, Jyautsna, Grahapati, Jyotsnamaya, Jyotsnavapi, Jyotsnika, Jyotsnapakshatantra, Jyotsnakali, Jyotsnavat, Udayamkara, Jyotsnadhya, Sharajjyotsna, Ramacandrajyotsna.
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Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.30 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 2.1.100 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.49 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.2.180 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
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