Sushupti, Suṣupti: 14 definitions
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Sushupti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Tamil. 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 term Suṣupti can be transliterated into English as Susupti or Sushupti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSuṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—One of the four states or conditions of man. Jāgrat, Svapna, Suṣupti and Turīya are the four states of man. (For details see under Jāgrat).
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamSuṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to:—Deep sleep. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsSuṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[suṣuptiḥ] Numbness
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSuṣupti (सुषुप्ति) refers to “(the state of) sleep”, according to the Yogatārāvalī: a short Yoga text of twenty-nine verses presenting Haṭhayoga as the means to Rājayoga (i.e., Samādhi).—Accordingly, while describing the states of waking, sleep, life and death: “For those [Yogins] situated in [the state of] Rājayoga whose gaze is free from all sense objects, here there is no waking, no state of sleep (suṣupti-bhāva), no life, no death and no mind”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysuṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f (S) Sound or profound sleep, sleep without dreaming or consciousness. This is the third of the three states enumerated; viz. jāgṛti, svapna, suṣupti, or jāgradavasthā, svapnāvasthā, suṣup्tyavasthā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsuṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f Sound sleep.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySuṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—f.
1) Deep or profound sleep, profound repose.
2) Great insensibility, spiritual ignorance; अविद्यात्मिका हि बीजशक्तिरव्यक्तशब्दनिर्देश्या परमेश्वराश्रया मायामयी महासुषुप्तिर्यस्यां स्वरूपप्रतिबोधरहिताः शेरते संसारिणो जीवाः (avidyātmikā hi bījaśaktiravyaktaśabdanirdeśyā parameśvarāśrayā māyāmayī mahāsuṣuptiryasyāṃ svarūpapratibodharahitāḥ śerate saṃsāriṇo jīvāḥ) Ś.B. on Br. Sūt.1.4.3.
Derivable forms: suṣuptiḥ (सुषुप्तिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySuṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—i. e. su-supti, f. Deep sleep, insensibility, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Suṣupti (सुषुप्ति).—[feminine] deep sleep, vat [adverb] as in deep sleep.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[=su-ṣupti] [from su > su-ṣaṃsad] f. deep sleep (in [philosophy] ‘complete unconsciousness’), [Vedāntasāra]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuṣupti (सुषुप्ति):—[su-ṣupti] (ptiḥ) 2. f. Deep sleep.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSuṣupti (ಸುಷುಪ್ತಿ):—[noun] profound sleep.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSuṣupti (ஸுஷுப்தி) noun < su-ṣupti. See சுழுத்தி¹. [suzhuthi¹.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Supti, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sushuptibhava, Sushuptigol, Sushuptivat.
Full-text: Sushupta, Sushuptivat, Sadhika, Shiva, Avasthatraya, Sadhaka, Unmani, Anandamaya, Culutti, Cotti, Jagrat, Ananda, Vishakhayupa, Mandukyopanishad, Catur, Tryambaka.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.115 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
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