Ramajanman, Rāmajanma, Rama-janma, Rāmajanman, Ramajanma, Rama-janman: 4 definitions

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Ramajanman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Rāmajanma (रामजन्म) refers to “Rāma’s birthday”, as discussed in the thirteenth chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [sakalotsava-vidhi]: The following festivals are enumerated and described in this chapter: kṛṣṇajanmadinotsava or jayantī-utsava (1-86); Rāma’s, Narasiṃha’s and Varāha’s birthdays [e.g., rāmajanma-dina-utsava]—which are celebrated in much the same way as the preceding (86-90); [...]. The chapter concludes with a list of rewards for those who see to the celebrations of these festival-occasions (263-266a).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ramajanman in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Rāmajanma (रामजन्म).—n m (S) The birth or birthday of Rama: also the festival observed on that day.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Ramajanman in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Rāmajanman (रामजन्मन्).—n. the birth or birth-day of Rāma.

Rāmajanman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāma and janman (जन्मन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rāmajanman (रामजन्मन्):—[=rāma-janman] [from rāma] n. the birth or birthday of R°s [ib.]

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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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