Sandipani, Sāndīpani: 5 definitions
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Sandipani 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)
Sāndīpani (सान्दीपनि).—Preceptor of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balabhadra Rāma from whom they learned all the Vedas, art of drawing, astronomy, gāndharva Veda, medicine, training elephants and horses and archery. (For details see under Kṛṣṇa, Para 12).
Sāndīpani (सान्दीपनि).—(also Sāndīpana); of Kāśī, and a resident of Avanti; was the preceptor of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Taught them all branches of learning in 64 days; got back his dead son recovered from the world of Yama (from the sea Viṣṇu-purāṇa) by his pupils as gurudakṣiṇa; acted as purohita in the yajñas performed by Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra;1 his concern when Kṛṣṇa and Kucela were caught once in storm and rain.2
- 1) Bhā III. 3. 2; X. 45. 31-49; 90. 46. Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 21, 19-31. [2] Vāyu-purāṇa 98. 99.
- 2) Bhā X. 80. 39-40; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 73-79.
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.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Sandīpanī (सन्दीपनी) refers to one of the twenty-two quarters tones (śruti) existing within an octave, according to the Saṅgīta-ratnākara (“ocean of music and dance”). This work is an important Sanskrit treatise dealing with ancient Indian musicology (gāndharva-śāstra), composed by Śārṅgadeva in the 13th century and deals with both Carnatic and Hindustani music. Sandīpanī has a frequency of 372.5098Hz. It is also known as Mandākinī.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Sāndīpani (सान्दीपनि).—Name of a sage. [According to ViṣṇuPurāṇa, he was the tutor of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and asked as his preceptor's fee that his son, who was kept by a demon named Pañchajana underneath the waters, should be restored to him. Kṛṣṇa, having undertaken to get him up, plunged into the sea, killed the demon, and brought back the boy to his father.]
Derivable forms: sāndīpaniḥ (सान्दीपनिः).
Sāndīpani (सान्दीपनि).—m.
(-niḥ) A sage who was the preceptor of Krishna and Balarama.
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)
Full-text (+0): Shruti, Samyamani, Avantipura, Kucela, Kucaila, Pancaja, Prabhasa.
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Search found 43 books and stories containing Sandipani, Sāndīpani, Sandīpanī; (plurals include: Sandipanis, Sāndīpanis, Sandīpanīs). 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 1.8.26 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Verse 2.11.46-047 < [Chapter 11 - The Characteristics of Nityānanda]
Verse 1.8.24 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.4 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 27 - The Glory of Aṅkapāda (Restoration of Sāndīpani’s Son) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 62 - The Glory of Gomatī Kuṇḍa < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 12 - Churning of the Ocean: Birth of Fourteen Precious Jewels < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 21 - Ugrasena is reinstated < [Book Five: Kṛṣṇa]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Glorious deeds of Kṛṣṇa < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Chapter 45 - Restoration of Preceptor Sāndīpani’s son < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 31 - Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Return to Vaikuṇṭha < [Book 11 - Eleventh Skandha]
