Talavana, Tala-vana, Tālavana: 13 definitions
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Talavana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Tālavana (तालवन).—An ancient place of Dakṣiṇa Bhārata. This place was conquered by Sahadeva. (Śloka 61, Chapter 31, Sabhā Parva).
2) Tālavana (तालवन).—A garden on the side of the mountain of Latāveṣṭa near Dvāraka. (Chapter 38, Sabhā Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTālavana (तालवन).—A grove of palms near Brindāvana where lived the demon Dhenuka who was killed by Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 8. 1-3; 9. 1.
Talavana (तलवन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.28.48) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Tala-vana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamTālavana (तालवन) refers to:—One of the twelve main forests of Vraja; where Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Balarāmajī killed Dhenukāsura, an ass-demon. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
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’).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismTālavana (तालवन)—One of the seven forests on the western bank of the Yamunā.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Nalapana ??.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (History)Tālavaṇa (तालवण) is one of twelve forests, associated with Mahurā, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—Twelve forests [(9) 18.31-32], § 4: Kāmiavaṇa; Kumuavaṇa; Kolavaṇa; Khairavaṇa; Tālavaṇa; Bahulāvana; Billavaṇa; Bhaṃḍīravaṇa; Mahāvaṇa; Mahuvaṇa; Lohajaṃghavaṇa; Viṃdāvaṇa (cf. Entwistle 1987 p. 299 and BEI 9 p. 47).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytaḷavaṇa (तळवण).—f (taḷaṇēṃ) Anything fried, a fry.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtaḷavaṇa (तळवण).—f Any thing fried, a fry.
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 dictionaryTālavana (तालवन).—a grove of trees.
Derivable forms: tālavanam (तालवनम्).
Tālavana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tāla and vana (वन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tālavana (तालवन):—[=tāla-vana] [from tāla] n. a grove of palmyra-trees, [Mahābhārata vi, 5441; Harivaṃśa; 3704; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] v (in a hell)
2) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata ii;1175.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Vana, Taala, Tala.
Starts with: Talavanacarita.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.11.1 < [Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura]
Verse 2.20.22 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verses 2.10.18-22 < [Chapter 10 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s Herding the Cows]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 8 - Balarāma defeats Dhenuka the Donkey-Demon < [Book Five: Kṛṣṇa]
Chapter 9 - Balarāma destroys Pralamba the Cowherd-Demon < [Book Five: Kṛṣṇa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.29 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 273 - Greatness of Śaṇḍa Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.1-2 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)