egg
→
world
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kawi (Old Javanese) | |
| Lexeme | aṇḍa | |
| Meaning 1 | egg | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | world egg | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme 1 | aṇḍá (अण्ड) | |
| Lexeme 2 | brahmāṇḍa (ब्रह्माण्ड) | |
| Meaning 1 | egg | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | world | |
| Reference | MW | |
| Comment | The Brahmanda Purana English Translation by G. V. Tagare https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | aṇṭam (அண்டம்) | |
| Meaning 1 | egg | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | world | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 58 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Telugu | |
| Lexeme | aṇḍamu (అండము) | |
| Meaning 1 | egg | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | world | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
One of the cosmological concepts of Hinduism described in the Brahmāṇḍa-purana, one of the oldest Puranas (4-6th centuries CE).
Топоров В. Н. Яйцо мировое // Мифы народов мира: Энциклопедия. М., 1980. - Т. 2. - С.681.
Dalal, Rosen (2014). Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide. P. 83
Dikshitar, V.R. Ramachandra (1951). The Purana Index: A-N. Madras University Historical Series, No. 19. Vol. 1 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.406618/page/n17/mode/2up
Hazra, Rajendra Chandra (1987) [1940]. Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs. Motilal Banarsidass. P. 17-19.