सनत्कुमारsanatkumāra

सनत्कुमार (sanatkumāra) is a Sanskrit word meaning one of the twelve emperors of India according to the Jainas, one of the four sons of Brahma, the eternal youth, name of a sage, one of the sons of Brahma and a progenitor of mankind, one of the twelve emperors of India in Jain tradition, a sage and son of Brahma. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Son of Brahmā, Progenitor, one of the Kumāras, Eternally Youthful Sage and Son of Brahmā, Roles in Epics and Puranas (Primary Sanatkumāra).

Etymology: E. सनत् always, कुमार a youth: i. e. continent; retaining the purity of that age, or being devoid of human passion; otherwise, सनत् BRAHMĀ, and कुमार son
Definitions: 11

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Meanings by context

Son of Brahmā, Progenitor, one of the Kumāras

4 definitions

1. One of the four sons of Brahma and eldest progenitor of mankind. 2. One of the twelve emperors of India according to the Jainas.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. One of the four sons of Brahma. 2. One of the twelve emperors of India according to the Jainas.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

one of the four sons of Brahman

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. One of the sons of Brahma and a progenitor of mankind. 2. One of the twelve emperors of India in Jain tradition.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Eternally Youthful Sage and Son of Brahmā

3 definitions

Name of one of the mind-born sons of Brahma, known for eternal youth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Rishi who is considered a spiritual son of Brahma and identified with Skanda and Pradyumna.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the eternal youth, name of a sage

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Roles in Epics and Puranas (Primary Sanatkumāra)

2 definitions

A sage and son of Brahma

सनत्कुमार (sanatkumāra) [Printed book page 615-1]
Sanatkumāra, a ṛṣi, son of Brahmán. § 132 (Aṃśāvat.):

I, 67, 2786 (incarnate as Pradyumna).—§ 140 (Purūravas):

I, 75, 3146 (came from Brahmaloka to give Purūravas

counsel which was rejected).—§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II,

11, 441 (yogācāryaḥ, in the palace of Brahmán).—§ 367

(Pṛthūdaka): III, 83, 7017 (had praised the tīrtha

Pṛthūdaka).—§ 373 (Prayāga): III, 85, 8213 (°pramukhāḥ

…paramarṣayaḥ, in Prayāga).—§ 377 (Dhaumyatīrthak.):

III, 90, 8393 (praises Gaṅgādvāra).—§ 413 (Tīrthayātrāp.):

III, 135, 10697 (had obtained success on the Gaṅgā).—

§ 455 (Brāhmaṇamāhātmyak.): III, 185, 12700 (12702)

(instructed some munis).—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI,

68ρ, 3046 (°pramukhaiḥ, praise Hari, i.e. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 615u

(Skanda): IX, 46, 2716 (Pitāmahasutaṃ prabhuṃ S°ṃ

sarveṣāṃ Brahmayoniṃ tam agrajaṃ, by some identified with

Skanda).—§ 617b (Brahmaśiras): X, 12, 636 (incarnate as

Pradyumna).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47η, 1595 (among

the ṛṣis who surrounded Bhīṣma).—§ 692 (Mokṣadh.):

XII, 281, 10027 (mahāmuniḥ), 10030, 10086 (discourse

with Vṛtra about emancipation and Viṣṇu).—§ 694b

(Jvarotpatti): XII, 284α, 10217 (°pramukhāḥ…mahar-

ṣayaḥ).—§ 707 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 319β, 11784 (had

instructed Viśvāvasu).—§ 715 (Śuka-Nāradasaṃv.): XII,

330, 12426 (a saying of his quoted).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya);

XII, 340, 12901 (°tvaṃ labhet, sc. Pradyumna (= manas));

341ο, 13078 (the fifth of the mind-born sons of Brahmán);

343, 13200 (°gīlāḥ ślokāḥ, some ślokas of his are quoted);

349, V), 13587 (studied the religion [of Nārāyaṇa] and

communicated it to Vīraṇa).—§ 730g (Upamanyu): XIII,

14χ, 916 (°o yoginām asi, sc. Śiva).—§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.):

XIII, 14ββ, 990.—§ 749 (do.): XIII, 88, 4250 (gāthāḥ

…S°o mayyapi abhāṣate, some verses sung by him are

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quoted).—§ 768b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): XIII, 147, 6850

(°pramukhāḥ, sc. ṛṣayaḥ).—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII,

5μ, 160 (after death Pradyumna entered S.). Cf. Brahma-

yoni, Kumāra, Pitāmahasuta.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A mind-born son of Brahma, known as one of the chief sages.

— The Purana Index

A Different Sanatkumāra (Son of Āyu)

1 definition

1. A son of Ayu. 2. A god in Tapoloka.

— The Purana Index

Sage in Upanishadic Context

1 definition

the name of a mythical sage

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.