Glossary - A-M
Aakaashvaanee
Aakaashvaanee is said to be the Divine announcement about anything -
bad, good, future event, or guidance, just anything. In this one does
not see anybody speaking, just he hears.
Aat-taayee
There are six types of Aat-taayee: (1) who sets fire, (2) who gives
poison, (3) who takes up weapon with bad intentions, (4) who robs
wealth, (5) who takes somebody's farms, (6) who takes other's wife; all
are called Aat-taayee and there is no sin to kill any of them.
Abhimantrit
Abhimantrit means to make something holy, or workable by using Mantra.
In this process a thing is given a super power to do a certain task by
taking water in hand and reading Mantra; or by reading only Mantra. Most
special weapons are used like this - by taking an ordinary arrow,
reading Mantra over it and given special power to it. In this way water
can also be Abhimantrit to cure a disease.
Aindraagni
According to this ordinance, Dakshinaa should be a 100,000 animals, such
as cows or horses. In the case of this particular Shoodra, that
ordinance (without its Mantra) was followed, and a 100,000 Poorn-Paatra
were substituted for cows or horses of that number.
Akshauhinee
An army has four wings - Charioteers, elephant riders, infantry (who walk on
foot) and cavalry (who fight on horses).
One Akshauhinee army contains 21,870 Rath (chariots), 21,870 elephants, 109,350
infantry (soldiers on foot), and 65,600 cavalry (horse riders). This makes up one Akshauhinee army. [from Mahaabhaarat] Paandav had 7 Akshauhinee army and
Kaurav had 11 Akshauhinee army. Kaurav army included Shree Krishn's one
Akshauhinee Naaraayanee army also. (see also Senaa)
Ashwamedh
Yagya
Ashwamedh Yagya is done when a king is certain about his supremacy over
other rulers. In
this Yagya a horse is released from the king to go around all kingdoms.
If the king accepts the defeat, he lets the horse go and gives some
gifts to the ruling king, but if he doesn't then he captures the horse and fights with
the king who has released the horse.
Bahedaa
Bahedaa is a fruit. It is one of the three ingredients of
a famous Aayurvedic medicine Triphalaa (Harad - Hareetakee, Bahedaa and
Aamalaa - Amalaakee).
Battle
For without battle, he cannot extend his kingdom and acquire wealth to
give away and meet the expenses of sacrifices.
Brahmchaaree
Celibacy. Not getting married, not having sexual relationship with
anybody. Sanakaadi Muni, Hanumaan, Naarad, Bheeshm, Ved Vyaas' son Shuk
Dev Jee, Dadheechi all are Baal Brahmchaaree.
Chakravartee
Raajaa
Chakravartee Raajaa means Ek-Chhatra Raajaa, means the sole king of the
whole Prithvi.
Dakshinaayan
While revolving around the Sun, the Sun is towards north of Equator
during the period of January 23 to June 23 for six months; while he is
in south of Equator during the period of September 23 to December 23.
When the Sun is in the north of the Equator it is called Uttaraayan
(towards north) which is Devtaa's day; and when he is towards the south of the equator, it is
called Dakshinaayan (towards south) which is Devtaa's night. It is believed in Hindu Religion
that dying in Dakshinaayan is not good. That is why, although Bheeshm
fell in Dakshinaayan, because he had the Var of Ichchhaa Mrityu,
he could retain his soul till the Sun's position was Uttaraayan.
Four
Kinds of Arms
The science of arms (Dhanurved) classes arms under four heads - Mukt,
Amukt, Muktmukt and Yantramukt. A Mukt weapon is one that which is
hurled from the hand - as a Chakra (disc). An Amukt weapon is hurled not
from the hand - it is used as a sword. A Muktmukt weapon is that which
is sometimes is hurled and sometimes is not hurled - as a Gadaa (mace).
A Yantramukt weapon is shot from a machine as an arrow or a ball. All
Mukt weapons are called Astra, and all Amukt weapons are called Shastra.
[Taken from Mahabharata
Footnotes p m05181.htm]
Gauree
Poojan
In India it is a tradition that a girl asks the blessings of
Paarvatee Jee for her everlasting Suhaag (that her husband should live
more than her age) before her actual marriage ceremony. It is common in
some or the other way in almost all communities of India. This is called Gauree
Poojan. Seetaa's Gauree
Poojan is mentioned in Maanas; Subhadraa was abducted Arjun
while she went for Gauree Poojan. Rukminee was also abducted after her
Gauree Poojan.
Ghadee
see Time
God
A Braahman who is conversant with Ved, himself is God. A Shoodra
though incompetent to read Ved and utter Ved Mantra has Prajaapati for
his God whom he can worship with rites other than those that are laid
down in Ved. Braahman have Agni for their God and Kshatriya have Indra
for their God,
Gwaalin
Wife of a cow-herd.
Homogeneity
Sanyam (control of Indriyaan) is the homogeneity. This is the state
before creation, when there exists nothing except a homogenous mass or
Brahm alone.
Ichchhaa
Mrityu
Means "death at will". This Var was given to Bheeshm
Pitaamah by his father. It meant that
when he wanted then only he could die. The death wouldn't come to him
without his will.
Immobile
Creatures
There are five species of immobile - (1) trees (like banyan, Peepal);
(2) shrubs (growing from a clamp underneath); (3) creepers (plants that
grow on the soil but need some support to twine around); (4) Vallee
(plants that creep on earth and live for a year only (such as gourds,
pumpkin etc); and (5) Trin (such as grass, and all plants that are
stemless having only their barks and leaves).
Janasthaan
Janasthaan is the castle-gateway to Lankaa. Lankaa is a city built within its castle-walls and it has no
countryside or villages at least, annexing it. If Jansthaan is ruined,
Lanka is also going to be ruined soon, because none could crossover the
bulwark-like-Jansthaan
so far. "Hey Raajan, when Raakshas in Jansthaan
are ruined, your kingship is also in danger...' 'many...not
one or two, many Raakshas that are guarding Lanka from Jansthaana are now
dead...' Then Raavan might ask "what is it
Khar doing then?" 'Khar is also dead...' including
Dooshan and Trishiraa. In fact Lankaa was
built on the mountain with an escarpment.
Jayamaalaa
see Varmaalaa
Kalp
see Time
Kos
see Distance
Kurukshetra
It was called Kurukshetra because Kuru, the common ancestor of
Kaurav and Paandav, did Tap here; and since then many ascetics have
lived there.
Lakshman's
Line
Manvantar
see Time
Moh
Moh means intense love, or an intense desire not to part from a
certain thing, or to desire for a thing which is inaccessible to a person.
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