Dvivaktra, Dvi-vaktra: 6 definitions
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Dvivaktra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDvivaktra (啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ) refers to a 鈥淩udraksha with two faces鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.25, while explaining the greatness of Rudr膩k峁:鈥斺�淸...] a Rudr膩k峁 with two faces (dvivaktra) is 莫艣a, the lord of Devas. It bestows the fulfilment of all desires. Especially, that Rudr膩k峁 quickly quells the sin of cow-slaughter鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDvivaktra (啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).鈥�
1) a double-mouthed serpent.
2) a kind of demon; 啶忇啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶す啶距さ啶曕啶む啶班 啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶曕ぞ啶侧じ啶傕え啶苦き啶� (ekavaktro mah膩vaktro dvivaktro k膩lasa峁僴ibha岣�) Hariv.
Derivable forms: 诲惫颈惫补办迟谤补岣� (啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶�).
Dvivaktra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvi and vaktra (啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvivaktra (啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擺adjective] = dvimukha.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvivaktra (啶︵啶掂た啶掂啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ):鈥擺=dvi-vaktra] [from dvi] mfn. 2-faced, 2-mouthed, [Supar峁嚹乨hy膩ya]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a D膩nava, [Hariva峁兣沘]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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