Vayupatha, Vāyupatha: 6 definitions
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Vayupatha 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraVāyupatha (वायुपथ) is the king (rājan) of the Vidyādhara court (sabhya), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 106. Accordingly, “... and the president of the court, King Vāyupatha, came there, and sat down on a jewelled throne surrounded by Vidyādharas, and fanned by chowries which waved to and fro, as if to winnow away all injustice...”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Vāyupatha, 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’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsVāyupatha (वायुपथ) refers to the “path of the wind”, according to the Guhyasūtra chapter 3.—Accordingly, “[...] [Using the mantra] ‘oṃ namo vāyupathacāriṇe amitagatiparākramāya vimale kulu kulu svāhā’, [and taking] arsenic, gold [and?] a mineral, …, ground up with pig fat/marrow, over which one has recited [the navātman] 1000 times, he should smear [the mixture] on his feet/legs, while once again reciting the navātman: he will travel 200 yojanās unwearied!”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vāyupatha (वायुपथ):—[=vāyu-patha] [from vāyu] m. ‘wind-path’, Name of a [particular] region in the atmosphere, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusVāyupatha (ವಾಯುಪಥ):—[noun] the sky as the path of air.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryVāyupatha (वायुपथ):—n. air-way;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Patha, Vayu, Pata, Patta.
Starts with: Vayupathacarin.
Full-text: Vayuvegayashas, Vayumarga, Hemabaluka.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Vayupatha, Vāyupatha, Vayu-patha, Vāyu-patha; (plurals include: Vayupathas, Vāyupathas, pathas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.6.89 < [Chapter 6 - The Lord’s Meeting with Advaita Ācārya]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CVIII < [Book XIV - Pañca]
Chapter CVI < [Book XIV - Pañca]
Chapter CX < [Book XV - Mahābhiṣeka]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Initiation of Kṛṣṇa at Dvārakā < [Chapter VIII - The episode of Sāgaracandra]