Shabdaguna, Śabdaguṇa, Shabda-guna: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śabdaguṇa can be transliterated into English as Sabdaguna or Shabdaguna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Prabhupada Books: Sri Caitanya CaritamrtaŚabdaguṇa (शब्दगुण) refers to the “attributes of (Kṛṣṇa’s) sound”, according to the Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta 3.20 (“The Śikṣāṣṭaka Prayers”).—Accordingly, as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said said: “[...] Now let me repeat all the pastimes of the Antya-līlā, for if I do so I shall taste the pastimes again. [...] The Seventeenth Chapter recounts how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu fell among the cows and assumed the form of a tortoise as His ecstatic emotions awakened. That chapter also tells how the attributes of Kṛṣṇa’s sound (śabdaguṇa) attracted the mind of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who then described in ecstasy the meaning of the ‘kā stry aṅga te’ verse. [...]”.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśabdaguṇa (शब्दगुण).—m (S) A property, attribute, or quality ascribed to words. Twenty-four properties are enumerated; viz. ślēṣa, prasāda, samatā, mādhurya, suku- māratā, arthavyakti, udāratva, kānti, udāttatā, ōja, suśabdatā, aurjitya, vistara, samādhi, saukṣamya, gāmbhīrya, prēya, sammi, tatva, prauḍhī, rīti, ukti, gati, bhāvuka, saṅkṣēpa. Consult pratāparudragrantha. This enumeration particularly respects Poetical composition.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚabdaguṇa (शब्दगुण).—a. having sound for its quality; अथात्मनः शब्दगुणं गुणज्ञः (athātmanaḥ śabdaguṇaṃ guṇajñaḥ) R.13.1.
Śabdaguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śabda and guṇa (गुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śabdaguṇa (शब्दगुण):—[=śabda-guṇa] [from śabda > śabd] m. the quality of s°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
2) [v.s. ...] the excellence of the sound or form (of a poem, as opp. to artha-g q.v.; there are 10 guṇālaṃkāras, viz. ojas, prasāda, śleṣa, samatā, samādhi, mādhurya, saukumārya, udāratā, artha-vyakti, and kānti, qq.vv.), [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti iii, 1, 4.]
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 corpusŚabdaguṇa (ಶಬ್ದಗುಣ):—
1) [noun] the sky, that has the sound as its quality.
2) [noun] the quality of sound.
3) [noun] the excellence of the sound or form of a poem.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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