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Pursued means something in the history of ancient India. 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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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Being Pursued (by animals) represents a scene of animal life commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings, 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 number of animals making a composite form, one upon another: spider caught in the web of another spider, the latter catching an insect pursued by a lizard [...].
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.
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Full-text (+126): Mrigita, Anuyata, Anudruta, Parishilita, Anudhavita, Avadhavita, Margita, Pracarita, Sevita, Vishnugupta, Anubandhi, Anviyamana, Orbasa, Nisevita, Nishevin, Nisevitva, Paripatita, Anusrita, Mrigya, Patisevi.
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Search found 169 books and stories containing Pursued; (plurals include: Pursueds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXV < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section IV < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section 19 < [Shalya Parva]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 46 - Sugriva narrates his Travels through the World < [Book 4 - Kishkindha-kanda]
Chapter 56 - Akampana is slain by Hanuman < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 54 - The End of the Story of Nriga < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.2.2 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Verse 1.2.1 < [Adyaya I, Valli II - The pursuit of Knowledge and Yoga]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 12.89 < [Section X - The Highest Good]
Verse 8.233 < [Section XXXIX - Disputes between Owner and Keeper]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter II - The Jātaka Of The Bull (ṛṣabha) < [Volume III]
Chapter XXIII - Jātaka of the Bird (Śakuntaka) < [Volume II]
Foreword to the second volume < [Volume II]
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