Traiyambaka: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Traiyambaka 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTraiyambaka (त्रैयम्बक).—A Tīrtham sacred to Pitṛs.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 47.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTraiyambaka (त्रैयम्बक).—i. e. tryambaka + a, adj. Referring or dedicated to Tryambaka, Mahābhārata 7, 169.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTraiyambaka (त्रैयम्बक).—[adjective] belonging or consecrated to Tryambaka; [masculine] such a cake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTraiyambaka (त्रैयम्बक):—[from traiṃśa] mfn. relating or belonging or sacred to Try-ambaka, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv; Lāṭyāyana; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] and, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa iii, 10, 14] ([scilicet] apūpa, ‘cake’), [Mahābhārata vii, 169 and 2778.]
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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: Traiyambakamantra, Traiyambakasantana, Traiyambakasaras.
Full-text: Traiyambakasaras, Traiyambakamantra, Naityika, Mathika, Shrinatha, Ardhatryambaka, Amardaka.
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Part 1a - Krama system (Introduction) < [Krama system and Trika school]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Religion and Rituals: Śaiva < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Gobhila-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)