Meanings of words Bhattarika in Parabhattarika and Khadga in Khadgamala

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Dear saktha bandhus,

 

In some forums, I have seen certain distorted meanings for the words

" bhattarika " in Para-Bhattarika and " Khadga " in Khadga-maala. I donot understand

why people try to complicate the simple issues and try to add their own

commentaries to the words. Bhattarika has nothing to do with illumination /

prakasa and neither Khadga means the Sword.

 

In sanskrit, Bhattarika means the THE QUEEN and Khadga means " THE PRAISE " .

Stuthi is the synonym for Khadga. So Parabhattarika means the THE SUPREME QUEEN

and Khadgamaala means THE GARLAND OF PRAISES OR STUTHI MAALA.

 

It is just as simple as that.

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

namaste,

 

> I donot understand why people try to complicate the simple issues

> and neither Khadga means the Sword.

> Khadga means " THE PRAISE " . Stuthi is the synonym for Khadga.

 

 

Can you please provide the source of this translation?

 

It is quite easy to see why many people understand " khaDga " as a sword,

instead of understanding it as " stuti " . . . because this is the meaning

given in the amarakosha. So also, in Apte's dictionary.

 

Amarakosha says " padye yashasi ca shlokaH; share khaDge ca sAyakaH " .

However, the commentaries I have all treat this as two different fragments,

with shlokaH having no relation to khaDgaH. Also, this is what I, a samskrit

novice, understand from a straightforward reading of this verse.

 

bhavadIyaH,

 

ajit

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

>and neither Khadga means the Sword.

 

I am not convinced with this. How should the following be understood

in light of above?

 

tAdR^ishaM khaDgamApnoti yena hastAsthitena vai

aShTAdasha mahAdvIpa....

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Ajit Krishnan <ajit.krishnan wrote:

namaste,

 

> I donot understand why people try to complicate the simple issues

> and neither Khadga means the Sword.

> Khadga means " THE PRAISE " . Stuthi is the synonym for Khadga.

 

Can you please provide the source of this translation?

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According to those learned in linguistics bhaTTArikA and bhaTTAraka

are reintroductions into Sanskrit of Prakrit derived words. The

original Sanskrit root bhartR^i meaning protector, commonly used for

the aristocracy, becomes bhaTTa in Prakrit. This was used in the

Prakrit speaking layers for the Brahmin or Kshatriya aristocracy. It

was so popular/common that it was taken back as a tatsama. In the Veda

language we find usage like " lokasya bhartA " but we do not ever find

bhaTTa or bhaTTArika. We find this only in later Sanskrit inscriptions

when Prakrit's influence was already felt. We find different earthly

queens named as bhaTTArikA-s. We also hear of a Sanskrit poetess named

shIlA-bhaTTArikA whose verse is learned by people studying classical

Sanskrit.

 

I have only seen khaDga used as sword or rhinoceros in Sanskrit

literature, but then I cannot claim to have read much of it.

 

Regarding shIlA-bhaTTArikA I noticed that shri Harshanandanatha

mentions her as a member of his Guru Mandala in his mailing list. I

would like to know if there is any text mentioning her as a Shrividya

teacher?

 

Rajita

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Food for thought. ask ur guru

 

sriram

 

sankara menon <kochu1tz wrote:

occam's razor

 

 

Ajit Krishnan <ajit.krishnan wrote:

namaste,

 

> I donot understand why people try to complicate the simple issues

> and neither Khadga means the Sword.

> Khadga means " THE PRAISE " . Stuthi is the synonym for Khadga.

 

Can you please provide the source of this translation?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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