Sanskrit Digest Friday, May 10 2002 Volume 01 : Number 267
Re: tridaza query [Visalakshi Sankaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Re: Sanskrit Digest V1 #266 ["A.R. Srikrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 17 [Sai Susarla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 19:16:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Visalakshi Sankaran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: tridaza query Namaste, tridazas are so called because the devas are beings who have only three stages of life (daza) - zaizava, kaumara and yauvana. They do not experience vR^iddhatva - old age. HTH Visalakshi. > Does anyone know why the deva-s are known as > tridashAH. > Monier-williams says, > > Entry > tridaza > Meaning > n. 3 X 10 (= 30) MBh. the 3 X 10 (in round > number for > 3 X 11) deities (12 A1dityas , 8 Vasus , 11 Rudras , > and 2 As3vins). > There are other devata-s such as the marut-s (50), > karmaja-s, etc. who = > are not in the given definition. > > Since vAmana (an avatAra of vishhNu) is one of the > Aditya-s we could = > perhaps exclude him along with the two ashvinI-s to > get the 30. So 11 = > Aditya-s, 8 vasu-s, 11 rudra-s would constitute the > 30 [primary ?] = > devata-s. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 09:02:20 +0530 From: "A.R. Srikrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Sanskrit Digest V1 #266 � On the derviation of the word tridasa - If I understand correctly, this word comes from the fact that devas have only three "dasaa"s (stages/phases� of growth) in their life:� childhood, teenage & youth.� No old age and death which are there for human beings. - -thanks Srikrishnan � � > Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 09:36:22 -0600 > From: Sai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 14 > > Monier-williams says, > > Entry > ������� tridaza > Meaning > ������� n. 3 X 10 (= 30) MBh.�� the 3 X 10 (in round number for > 3 X 11) deities (12 A1dityas , 8 Vasus , 11 Rudras , and 2 As3vins). > > Anand Ravipati uvaacha: > > Does anyone know why the deva-s are known as tridashAH. > > > > -- > > Anand R > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sai Susarla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:30 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 14 > > > > > > > Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 07:27:04 -0400 > From: "Anand Ravipati" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 14 > > There are other devata-s such as the marut-s (50), karmaja-s, etc. who = > are not in the given definition. > > Since vAmana (an avatAra of vishhNu) is one of the Aditya-s we could = > perhaps exclude him along with the two ashvinI-s to get the 30.� So 11 = > Aditya-s, 8 vasu-s, 11 rudra-s would constitute the 30 [primary ?] = > devata-s. > > - -- > Anand R > > - -----Original Message----- > From: Sai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 11:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 14 > > Monier-williams says, > > Entry > ������� tridaza > Meaning=20 > ������� n. 3 X 10 (=3D 30) MBh.�� the 3 X 10 (in round number for > 3 X 11) deities (12 A1dityas , 8 Vasus , 11 Rudras , and 2 As3vins). > > Anand Ravipati uvaacha: > > Does anyone know why the deva-s are known as tridashAH. > >=20 > > -- > > Anand R > >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > > > End of Sanskrit Digest V1 #266 > ****************************** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 07:30:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Sai Susarla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: udyogaparvam - sarga 10 - 17 shlokaH 17 R^iShayo.atha tato.abhyetya vR^itramUchuH priya.n vachaH . vyApta.n jagadida.n sarvaM tejasA tava durjaya .. 17..\ padavibhaagaH R^iShayaH atha tataH abhyetya vR^itram UchuH priya.n vachaH . vyApta.n jagat ida.n sarvaM tejasA tava durjaya .. anvayaH atha R^iShayaH vR^itram abhyetya tataH priya.n vachaH UchuH. durjaya ! tava tejasA ida.n jagat sarvaM vyAptam. pratipadaarthaH atha=Then; R^iShayaH=the sages; vR^itram=Vritra; abhyetya=having approached; tataH=then; priya.n=good; vachaH=words; UchuH=spoke; durjaya=O invincible one; tava=your; tejasA=by brilliance; ida.n=this; jagat=world; sarvaM=entire; vyApta.n=encompassed; anuvaadaH Then the sages approached Vritra and spoke these words. " O invincible one, by your brilliance this entire world is encompassed" ------------------------------ End of Sanskrit Digest V1 #267 ******************************
