Sea: 4 definitions
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Sea means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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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In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (natya)The Sea is associated with Svastikahasta: one of the thirteen Combined-hand Gestures (in Indian Dramas) (known as saṃyuktahastas), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—In Sanskrit the word svastika denotes spiritual things. According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, in svastikahasta, both hands are kept in arālahasta. In this posture, the palm should be upward and lying on twisted sides and kept on the wrists. This kind of hastamudrā is used to show something which is widely spread, seasons, sky, cloud, sea and the earth.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)The Sea is commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of human life), in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] A man entering the sea to save some drowning relation; a man stealing others' money; a fisherman catching a haul of fish with his net
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sea in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Albizia zygia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Albizia brownei (Walp.) Oliv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Repertorium Bot. Systematicae. (1843)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Histoire Physique, Naturelle et Politique de Madagascar (1902)
· Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1883)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sea, for example chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Sea (सेअ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sic.
2) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Seya.
3) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sveda.
4) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Seka.
5) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śreyas.
6) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Saija.
7) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śveta.
8) Sea (सेअ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Eṣyat.
9) Seā (सेआ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śvetatā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+97): Ceanan, Lotus seat, Sea almond, Sea ash, Sea beach sandwort, Sea bean, Sea beet, Sea bilberry, Sea bindweed, Sea buckthorn, Sea bush, Sea celery, Sea coconut, Sea daffodil, Sea dock, Sea eyed rose mallow, Sea fennel, Sea fig, Sea grape, Sea guarri.
Ends with (+7): Ahisea, Alcea rosea, Althaea rosea, Avasea, Avasea, Cheilanthes grisea, Clusia rosea, Euphorbia rosea, Habenaria conopsea, Ingetsea, Ketsea, Kosea, Lang-thang-tsea, Mosea, Nausea, Nzansea, Oenothera rosea, Osesea, Pasea, Pavonia rosea.
Full-text (+2462): Samudra, Udadhi, Kshirabdhi, Ikshusamudra, Sindhu, Lokaloka, Sagara, Madhurodaka, Vela, Samudraga, Samudranta, Pathis, Samudraja, Catuhsamudra, Samudratira, Lavaṇoda, Velamula, Suroda, Arnava, Makara.
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Search found 329 books and stories containing Sea, Sēa, Seā, Sēā; (plurals include: Seas, Sēas, Seās, Sēās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 4 - Isles and seas < [Chapter 8]
Part 5 - sun-rise in Dhatakīkhaṇḍa and Puṣkarārdha < [Chapter 1]
Part 1 - On winds < [Chapter 2]
Chapter XIII - The Nature Of The Oceans
Chapter VII - The Battle With Water
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 7.6 - Poetic conventions regarding to the Oceans and Water < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 5.1 - Environment and Retreat of Kavi (poets) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Part 8.2 - Rājaśekhara’s concepts of Seven Mahādvīpas (islands) < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
The Mermaid < [July 1970]
Entering Venice < [September-October 1931]
“On the eve of Independence” < [October – December, 1998]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
1. Samudra (ocean) in the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 3 - The Rivers in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
2. The Geographical Facts of the river Sarasvatī < [Chapter 6 - Changing trends of the Rivers from Vedic to Purāṇic Age]
5a. The river Gaṅgā in the Purāṇas (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
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