Vagura, Vāgurā, Vāgura: 17 definitions
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Vagura means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsVāgurā (वागुरा) refers to the “noose (of Yama)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Yama’s noose (yama-vāgurā), which cannot be resisted even by the chiefs of gods, demons, men and the lord of snakes, in half a moment binds the world of living souls. Yama is clearly the one and only chief conqueror of the three worlds [and] by the mere wish of whom do the 30 gods die”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvāgurā : (f.) a net for catching deer.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVāgura, & °ā (f.) (cp. Epic & Class. Sk. vāgurā; to Idg. *ǔeg to weave, as in Lat. velum sail, Ags. wecca=E. wick; Ohg. waba=Ger. wabe) a net; as °a J. VI, 170; KhA 47 (sūkara°); ThA. 78; as °ā J. VI, 582. Another P. form is vākarā. (Page 606)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvāgurā (वागुरा).—f S A snare or net (for wild animals).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvāgurā (वागुरा).—f A snare or net (for wild animals).
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 dictionaryVāgurā (वागुरा).—[vā-hiṃsane urac gan ca Uṇādi-sūtra 1.4] A trap, net, snare, toils, meshes; को वा दुर्जनवागुरासु पतितः क्षेमेण यातः पुमान् (ko vā durjanavāgurāsu patitaḥ kṣemeṇa yātaḥ pumān) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.146.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVagura (वगुर).—m. (= Sanskrit bakula, vak°), name of a plant: puṣpaṃ vaguro (vi)pramuñcati Udānavarga xviii.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgurā (वागुरा).—f.
(-rā) A net, a snare, a noose. E. vā to hurt, urac Unadi aff., gan augment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgurā (वागुरा).—f. A net for deer and wild animals, a snare, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 144.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgurā (वागुरा).—[feminine] snare, net, trap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVāgura (वागुर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāgurā (वागुरा):—f. a net (for catching deer or wild animals), trap, toils, snare, noose, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] and [case]
2) Vāgura (वागुर):—[from vāgurā] m. the son of a Vaiśya and a Veṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVāgurā (वागुरा):—(rā) 1. f. A net, snare.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Vāgurā (वागुरा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vaggurā, Vāurā, Vāgura.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryVāgura (वागुर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vāgurā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVāgura (ವಾಗುರ):—[noun] a net for catching animals; a hunter’s net.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vaguravritti, Vakuram.
Ends with: Kutavagura, Vyasanavagura, Yamavagura.
Full-text: Vaguravritti, Vagurika, Vaguri, Vagure, Vaura, Vaggura, Vyasanavagura, Vakuram, Vaguriya, Vaghara, Bhangura, Prakriya, Vahin, Vritti.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Vagura, Vāgurā, Vāgura; (plurals include: Vaguras, Vāgurās, Vāguras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Episode of Vāgura < [Chapter IV - Mahāvīra’s second period of more than six years]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
18. Description of Machines and Tools < [Chapter 6 - Other Socio-Cultural Aspects]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.32 < [Section II - Mixed Castes]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXXII - The Kuśa-jātaka < [Volume II]