Ashtadikpala, Ashta-dikpala, 础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补: 6 definitions
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Ashtadikpala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
The Sanskrit term 础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 can be transliterated into English as Astadikpala or Ashtadikpala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣颈濒辫补)础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶︵た啶曕啶ぞ啶�) or 础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补ka refers to the 鈥渆ight guardians of the directions鈥�, as defined according to texts dealing with 艣颈濒辫补 (arts and crafs), known as 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stras.鈥擳he hand poses for the eight 诲颈办辫腻濒补蝉 (guardians of directions) are described in the Abhinayadarpa峁嘺 and they are followed in the dance performance. But the hastas prescribed to depict the [础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补ka] Gods in Abhinayadarpa峁嘺 do not exactly look like the images of Gods found in the temples.
Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣颈濒辫补艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
India history and geography
: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶︵た啶曕啶ぞ啶�) refers to the 鈥渆ight regents of space鈥� found at certain ancient temples from Kerala sanctioned by the Tantrasamuccaya.鈥擲uch temples, alternatively called 办峁迟谤补蝉 or ambalams, consist of six parts: (1) the shrine, or 艣谤墨办艒惫颈濒, and (2) the 辫补帽肠补辫谤腻办腻谤补蝉, the five successive enclosures surrounding it. [...] The 补苍迟补谤尘补峁嘾泰补濒补 is the innermost enclosure (辫谤腻办腻谤补). It surrounds the 艣谤墨办艒惫颈濒 and includes a pillared hall built in front of it and the 产补濒颈辫墨峁环补蝉, which are stones representing the eight regents of space (a峁ａ弓a-诲颈办辫腻濒补蝉) and other divinities.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶︵た啶曕啶ぞ啶�).鈥攎. plu.
(-濒腻岣�) The regents of the cardinal points, as Indra of the East; Vahni of the S. E.; Yama of the South; Nairrit of the S. W.; Varuna of the West; Marut of the N. W.; Kuvera of the North; and Isa of the N. E. E. 补峁ａ弓补诲颈艣 the eight points, and 辫腻濒补 who protects.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶︵た啶曕啶ぞ啶�):鈥擺=a峁ａ弓a-dik-辫腻濒补] [from a峁ａ弓a-di艣 > a峁ａ弓a > a峁ａ弓an] m. [plural] the eight regents of the cardinal points, as Indra of the East, etc.
2) [v.s. ...] (See dik-pati and -辫腻濒补.)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (啶呧し啷嵿啶︵た啶曕啶ぞ啶�):鈥擺a峁ａ弓a-dik-辫腻濒补] (濒腻岣�) 1. m. Regents of the cardinal points.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus础峁ａ弓补诲颈办辫腻濒补 (嗖呧卜喑嵿矡嗖︵部嗖曕硩嗖簿嗖�):鈥擺noun] (pl.) the chief guardians of the eight directions, (as Indra, Agni, Yama, etc.).
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A峁ａ弓adikp膩岣穉 (嗖呧卜喑嵿矡嗖︵部嗖曕硩嗖簿嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖呧卜喑嵿矡嗖︵部嗖曕硩嗖簿嗖� [ashtadikpala].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ashtadik, Ashta, Dikpala, Pala.
Starts with: Ashtadikpalaka.
Full-text: Ashtadikpalaka, Ashta-paripalana, Dikpala, Balipitha, Nirriti, Antarmandala, Ashapala, Digishvara, Digisha, Dikpati, Lokapa, Lokapala.
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