Arjunaka: 7 definitions
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Arjunaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaArjunaka (अर्जुनक).—A hunter. Dharmaputra was called to his side by Bhīṣma his body torn by arrows in fight and he felt very sad and sorry to see Bhīṣma in that state. To console Dharmaputra Bhīṣma related a story and this hunter was one of the characters in the story. The story may be summarised as follows:—
Once, the son of an old Brahmin woman Gautamī, died on account of snake-bite. A hunter caught and brought before Gautamī the snake. His object was to kill it immediately. But the serpent proved its innocence by pleading that it bit the boy impelled and prompted by Death. At once death (mṛtyu) appeared on the scene and explained that it was prompted by the God of Death. And, it was the child who was responsible for the cause of death, and Gautamī was the cause for the birth of the child. Ultimately Gautamī herself assumed responsibility for the sin. Bhīṣma consoled Dharmaputra by telling that as in the case of Gautamī in the story, the cause for every effect was the chain of Karma. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 1).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryArjunaka (अर्जुनक).—a. Belonging to Arjuna.
-kaḥ A worshipper of Arjuna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryArjunaka (अर्जुनक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Belonging to Arjuna. E. arjuna and vun aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Arjunaka (अर्जुनक):—[from arjuna] m. Name of a hunter, [Mahābhārata xiii, 18]
2) [v.s. ...] a worshipper of Arjuna, [Pāṇini 4-3, 98; vi, 1, 197 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Arjunaka (अर्जुनक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ajjuṇaga, Ajjuṇaya.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Arjunakanda, Arjunakavaca.
Ends with: Yamalarjunaka.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section I < [Anusasanika Parva]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXVII - Different names of the Ayurvedic Drugs < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)