Dhanu, 顿丑补苍奴: 26 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Dhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥擜 son of S峁沶jaya, brother of Vasudeva.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 71. 193.
1b) A son of 艢am墨ka.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 46. 27.
1c) A pole from the term 诲丑补苍耻谤诲补峁囜笉补, 96 angulas in measurement. Two of them measure one n膩li, and 8000 one yojana.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 I. 7. 96, 100; IV. 2. 124-6; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 101. 124.
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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Wikibooks (hi): Sanskrit Technical TermsDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥擜rc. Note: Dhanu is a Sanskrit technical term used in ancient Indian sciences such as Astronomy, Mathematics and Geometry.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Ancient Science of Life: Snake bite treatment in Prayoga samuccayamDhanu (啶оえ啷�) refers to the month corresponding to December-January, during which time snakes are born with 鈥渟trong and energetic鈥� characteristics, according to the 20th century Prayogasamuccaya (one of the most popular and widely practised book in toxicology in Malayalam).鈥擜ccording to the month in which they hatch, their characters differ. In that, the snakes born in caitra month (March- April) will have evil habits, those in dhanu (Dec- Jan) month will be strong and energetic, the ones in makara (Jan- Feb) month will be more poisonous than others. Snakes open their eyes on the 7th day after hatching and take further five days more to gain consciousness and to teeth. In another 30 days, they become poisonous.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismDhanu; ancient Hindu unit of measurement of distance. 4 Hastas make 1 Dhanu, and 8000 Dhanus make up for a single Yojana.
If we consider a single Yojana to be 8 miles (~12.87km), one Dhanu would correspond to roughly 5.28 feet (~1.61m)
If we consider a single Yojana to be 5 miles (~8.04km), one Dhanu would correspond to roughly 3.31 feet (~1.01m)
Another conversion: 300 Dhanus is one Nalva.
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsDhanu (啶оえ啷�, 鈥榮andbank鈥�) (fem.) occurs several times in the Rigveda, but only metaphorically of the clouds in the atmosphere. 顿丑补苍奴 is found in the Atharvaveda, where it seems to denote a sandbag used to prevent bleeding.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiDhanu (啶оえ啷�) refers to a 鈥渂ow鈥�, according to the 骋耻谤耻-尘补峁囜笉补濒补-补谤肠补苍补 [i.e., 鈥淕uru Mandala Worship]鈥� ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淏y the form of a skull cup, and by the letter 惭腻峁�, V膩ru峁嚹�, Eighteen arms, one face, red color, and three eyes, A sword, arrow and hook, on the right, a skull cup, ax and banner, Thus a mace, thus a bell, and in the ninth, granting wishes, A two-headed drum, a bow (dhanu) and noose, a staff and a water pot, A trident, hammer and lute, and thus a number, in the upper hand, A young adolescent beauty, a great beauty, a beautiful goddess鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥� The dhanus are a group of celestial beings living in the lower regions of adholoka (lower world) according to Jaina cosmology. Adholoka is made up of seven regions and offers residence to the infernal beings existing within these lands.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDhanu (啶оえ啷�) refers to one of the fifteen Param膩dh膩rm墨s causing suffering in the hells (naraka), according to R膩jasoma鈥檚 鈥�Naraka ko co岣峢膩lyo鈥�, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the 鈥榁incenzo Joppi鈥� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.鈥擭o name of any source is given in the text but the three stages followed in the exposition correspond closely to those found in a handbook such as Nemicandras奴ri鈥檚 Pravacanas膩roddh膩ra, [e.g.,] 3) sufferings inflicted by the fifteen Param膩dh膩rm墨s [e.g., Dhanu]. [...] These gods (here S奴ra or Deva) form a sub-class of the Asurakum膩ras and perform their tasks in the first, second and third hells.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dhanu in India is the name of a plant defined with Buchanania lanzan in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Buchanania latifolia Roxb..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1984)
· J. Sci. Food Agric. (1977)
· Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (1963)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or 鈥榓 Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta鈥� (1814)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)
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Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDhanu, (nt.) (Sk. dhanus, to Ohg. tanna fir-tree, also oak, orig tree in general, cp. d膩ru) a bow M.I, 429; J.I, 50, 150; II, 88; IV, 327; PvA.285.
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)诲丑补苍耻鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): (1) Four. (2) Skillful four. (3) Sour bamboo. Leaning bamboo. (4) Sagittarius. (5) Bull. (6) Four-handed man. Sagittarius observation.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥攎 (S) A bow. 2 The sign Sagittarius. 3 The bow for cleaning cotton. 4 A segment of a circle, an arc.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥�m A bow. f The sign Sagittarius. An arc.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥�
1) A bow (perhaps for dhanus q. v.).
2) Name of the 啶啶班た啶啷嵿啷� (辫谤颈测补峁単耻) tree.
3) A measure of four hastas.
4) The sign Sagittarius of the zodiac.
5) An archer. -f. A sandy shore.
Derivable forms: 诲丑补苍耻岣� (啶оえ啷佮).
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顿丑补苍奴 (啶оえ啷�).鈥�f. A bow. -m. A store of grain.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥攎.
(-苍耻岣�) 1. A bow. 2. The sign Sagittarius. 3. A tree: see 辫颈测腻濒补. 4. A measure of four cubits. E. dhana here meaning to cast as an arrow, Unadi affix un also dhanus.
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顿丑补苍奴 (啶оえ啷�).鈥攎.
(-苍奴岣�) A bow: see the last.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥� (a curtailed form of dhanus), m. 1. A bow, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] pr. [distich] 22. 2. A measure of length, Mah膩bh膩rata 8, 4224.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥�1. [masculine] bow.
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Dhanu (啶оえ啷�).鈥�2. & 诲丑补苍奴 [feminine] sandbank, sandy shore, island ([figuratively] of a cloud).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿丑补苍奴 (啶оえ啷�):鈥擺from dhan] 1. 诲丑补苍奴 m. a store of grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (for 2. See dhanu).
2) Dhanu (啶оえ啷�):鈥�m. or ([U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra i, 82]) 2. 诲丑补苍奴 f. ([from] 鈭�2. dhan?) a bow, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补; 艢膩nti艣ataka]
3) a measure of 4 Hastas or cubits, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. dhanv-antara below)
4) the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius, [Priyadar艣ik膩 i, 5]
5) Buchanania Latifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Semecarpus Anacardium, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [according to] to some also, 鈥榳ater, juice etc.鈥�; cf. 鈭�dhanv, 诲丑补苍耻迟峁�.
8) f. (dhanu, or 诲丑补苍奴) a dry sandbank, a sandy shore (cf. [English] bight, [German] Bucht), [峁歡-veda; Atharva-veda i, 17] ([nominative case] 苍奴蝉).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhanu (啶оえ啷�):鈥�(苍耻岣�) 2. m. A bow; Sagittarius; measure of four cubits; a tree.
2) 顿丑补苍奴 (啶оえ啷�):鈥�(苍奴岣�) 2. m. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�):鈥�(nf) a bow.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Dha峁噓 (啶оぃ啷�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 顿丑补苍耻峁�.
2) Dha峁噓 (啶оぃ啷�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dhanus.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDha峁噓 (嗖о玻喑�):鈥擺noun] a term used in praising, commending (another).
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Dha峁噓 (嗖о玻喑�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖о玻喑佮驳嗖熰硩嗖� [dhanuvatta].
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Dhanu (嗖о波喑�):鈥�
1) [noun] a flexible strip of wood or metal, with both ends tied tightly with a chord, used to shoot arrows from; a bow.
2) [noun] a linear measure of four cubits.
3) [noun] (astrol.) the ninth sign of the zodiac entered by the sun about November 21; Sagittarius.
4) [noun] a large Southern constellation in the brightest part of the Milky way, beyond which lies the centre of our galaxy; the archer constellation; Sagittarius.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDhanu (啶оえ啷�):鈥攏. 1. bow; 2. a kind of pallet-bow; 3. Astrol. Sagittarius; 4. a bow-like cotton processing instrument;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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