Jyotishprabha, Jyotiṣprabha, Jyotiṣprabhā, Jyotiḥprabhā: 6 definitions
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Jyotishprabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Jyotiṣprabha and Jyotiṣprabhā can be transliterated into English as Jyotisprabha or Jyotishprabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraJyotiṣprabha (ज्योतिष्प्रभ) is the name of an ancient king from Ratnākara, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 58. Accordingly, as Pulastya said in his hermitage: “... there lived in the city of Ratnākara a king named Jyotiṣprabha, who ruled the earth with supreme authority, as far as the sea, the mine of jewels. There was born to him, by his queen named Harṣavatī, a son, whose birth was due to the favour of Śiva propitiated by severe asceticism”.
The story of Jyotiṣprabha was narrated by Gomukha to Naravāhanadatta in order to demonstrate that “the appointed union of human beings certainly takes place in this world, though vast spaces intervene”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Jyotiṣprabha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraJyotiḥprabhā (ज्योतिःप्रभा) is the daughter of Svayamprabhā and Tripṛṣṭha, according to chapter 5.1 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“[...] The soul of Śikhinanditā fell from the first heaven and became the daughter, Jyotiḥprabhā, of Tripṛṣṭha and Svayamprabhā. [...] Arkakīrti married his star-eyed daughter, Sutārā, to Śrīvijaya, Tripṛṣṭha’s son. Tripṛṣṭha married his fair daughter, Jyotiḥprabhā, to Amitatejas, Arkakīrti’s son. Śrīvijaya enjoyed pleasures of the senses with Sutārā and long-armed Amitatejas with Jyotiḥprabhā. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJyotiṣprabha (ज्योतिष्प्रभ).—m., (1) a kind of flower: Mahāvyutpatti 6195; (2) name of a Brahmā: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 4.9; (3) name of a former Buddha: Sukhāvatīvyūha 5.13; (4) name of a contemporary or future Buddha: Sukhāvatīvyūha 70.4; (5) name of a Bodhisattva: Mahāvyutpatti 729; Gaṇḍavyūha 3.16; (6) name of a king: Gaṇḍavyūha 335.21 (verse, here Jyoti-p°, but not m.c.); 336.19 (verse); 339.2 (prose).
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Jyotiṣprabhā (ज्योतिष्प्रभा).—(-ratna), name of a jewel: Mahāvyutpatti 5963. Cf. jyotiprabhāsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jyotiṣprabha (ज्योतिष्प्रभ):—[=jyotiṣ-prabha] [from jyotiṣ > jyut] m. ‘brilliant with light’, Name of a flower, [Buddhist literature; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Buddha, [Buddhist literature]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Bodhi-sattva, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Kathāsaritsāgara lix, 59.]
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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)
Partial matches: Jyotih, Prabha, Jyotis.
Full-text: Jyotiprabha, Jyotiprabhasa, Shrivijaya, Harshavati, Praroha, Prabhakara, Sutara, Amitatejas, Ratnakara, Priyankara, Somaprabha.
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