Dhanyakataka, Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka: 4 definitions
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Dhanyakataka 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.
India history and geography
: Google Books: Shifting Stones, Shaping the PastDh膩nyaka峁璦ka (啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶啶熰).鈥擜mar膩vat墨 is a relatively recent name for this site and its environs. The ancient name, Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka and its variant Dharaniko峁璦, appears in numerous inscriptions. Perhaps the earliest reference to Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka appears on a pillar with several narratives, now in the Amar膩vat墨 Site Museum. Along with several episodes from the life of the Buddha, the pillar in question, dated to the first century BCE, includes a depiction of a village scene and a river, which is labeled 鈥淒hamnakada.鈥�
: What is India: South Indian Inscriptions vol1: Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptionsDhanyakataka (=Dhanyakata) is an old name for Amaravati.鈥擠hanyaghata or Dhanyagataka is evidently identical with Dhanyakata or Dhanyakataka, 鈥渃orn-town鈥� the well-known old name of Amaravati. The use of gha instead of ka can perhaps be explained by the Tamil habit of softening a single consonant between two words.鈥�
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDh膩nyaka峁璦ka (啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶啶熰).鈥攏ame of a caitya, in the south: 艣r墨- [Page284-b+ 71] dh膩nyaka峁璦ke caitye jinadh膩tudhare bhuvi (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 88.10 (verse); in prec. line dak峁峁嚹乸athasa峁僯帽ike; 掳ke mah膩caitye JRAS Oct. 1875 (N.S. VIII Pa帽catantra (Bombay) 1), p. 27, line 1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDh膩nyaka峁璦ka (啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶啶熰):鈥擺=诲丑腻苍测补-办补峁璦办补] [from dh膩nya > dh膩] Name of a country, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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Partial matches: Dhanya, Kataka.
Full-text: Amaravati, Dhanyakata, Andhrapatha, Dhanyaghata, Dhanyaghataka, Shivaskandavarman, Viripara.
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Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - Date of the K膩lacakra-tantra < [Book 10 - The K膩lacakra]
Chapter 25 - Rgwa lo < [Book 10 - The K膩lacakra]
Chapter 28 - Pa峁囜笉ita Vanaratna < [Book 10 - The K膩lacakra]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka and other names of Amar膩vat墨 < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amar膩vat墨 in the Context of Andhra Art]
Importance of Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka as a capital < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amar膩vat墨 in the Context of Andhra Art]
The flourishing agriculture and prosperity in Amar膩vat墨 (Dh膩nyaka峁璦ka) < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amar膩vat墨 in the Context of Andhra Art]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 15 - End of Kondapadumatis < [Chapter IV - The Kondapadumatis (A.D. 1100-1282)]
Part 18 - The Kotas of Tadikonda < [Chapter V - The Kotas (A.D. 1100-1270)]
Part 15 - Betaraja and Ganapamba (A.D. 1241-1251) < [Chapter V - The Kotas (A.D. 1100-1270)]
Buddhist Vestiges of Andhradesa < [July 鈥� September, 1994]
Andhra Sculpture < [January 1949]
Buddhist China and South India < [October 鈥� December, 1988]
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Religious Beliefs during the Pallava period (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Origin of the Pallava Dynasty < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Pallavas of the Prakrit and Sanskrit charters < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)