Dhatakikhanda, 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补, Dhataki-khanda: 6 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Dhatakikhanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)

: Wisdom Library: Var膩ha-pur膩峁嘺

顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 (啶оぞ啶む啷€啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ) is the name of a region ruled over by Dh膩taka, according to the 痴补谤腻丑补辫耻谤腻峁嘺 chapter 74. 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 is located in Pu峁ara诲惫墨辫补, which is ruled over by Savana, son of Priyavrata, who was a son of Sv膩yambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahm膩, who was in turn created by N膩r膩ya峁嘺, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 (啶оぞ啶む啷€啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ) is the shorter name of 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补诲惫墨辫补, one of the continents (诲惫墨辫补) of the middle-world (madhyaloka) which is encircled by the ocean named K膩lodadhisamudra (or simply K膩lodadhi), according to Jain cosmology. The middle-world contains innumerable concentric 诲惫墨辫补s and, as opposed to the upper-world (adhaloka) and the lower-world (奴谤诲丑惫补濒辞办补), is the only world where humans can be born.

顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 is recorded in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Sa峁僩raha峁嚹玶atna in the 艢vet膩mbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokas膩ra in the Digambara tradition.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 (啶оぞ啶む啷€啶栢ぃ啷嵿ぁ) is the name of a continent surrounding the Lava峁噊da ocean which is situated in the 鈥渕iddle world鈥� (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [补箩颈迟补苍腻迟丑补-肠补谤颈迟谤补] of Hemacandra鈥檚 11th century Tri峁峁ａ弓i艣al膩k膩puru峁caritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:鈥斺€淣ext, the second continent, named 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补, twice as wide, surrounds Lava峁噊da. Everything that is in Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补鈥擬eru, zones, zone-mountains鈥攊s called by the same name in 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补, but is twice as large. It is divided by the I峁膩k膩ra Mountains running north and south, and in the east and west halves has the same names as Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补. The zone-mountains and the I峁膩k膩ras are like the spokes of a wheel, high as Ni峁dha, touching K膩loda and Lava峁嘺, and the zones are between the spokes鈥�.

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 3: The Lower and middle worlds

Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a (啶оぞ啶む啷€啶栢ぃ啷嵿う) refers to the second continent of the Madhya-loka (middle-word), according to the 2nd-century Tattv膩rthas奴tra 3.7. The number of regions and mountains in Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a continent is twice those of Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补. In Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a there are two Merus i.e. Vijay in East and Acala in West; two Bharata regions, two Himav膩na etc, and six mountains with each Meru. The expanse of each lotus in Dh膩tak墨ikha峁嘾a is twice that of lotus in Jamb奴诲惫墨辫补.

How did Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a get its name? Dh膩tak墨 trees exists all over in Dh膩tak墨kha峁嘾a. Kha峁囜笉a means part /division.Even though the region should be named as Dh膩tak墨诲惫墨辫补, yet this continent is known as 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

顿丑腻迟补办颈办丑补峁囜笉补 (啶оぞ啶む啶苦啶｀啶�):鈥擺=诲丑腻迟补办颈-办丑补峁囜笉补] [from 诲丑腻迟补办颈] n. Name of a Var峁 of Pu峁ara-诲惫墨辫补 ruled by Dh膩taki, [Pur膩峁嘺]

[Sanskrit to German]

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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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Part 5 - sun-rise in Dhatak墨kha峁囜笉a and Pu峁ar膩rdha < [Chapter 1]

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Verse 3.33 - The regions in 顿丑腻迟补办墨办丑补峁囜笉补 < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]

Verse 3.34 - The regions and mountains in the nearest half of Pu峁ara诲惫墨辫补 < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]

Verse 3.32 - The extent of Bharata < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]

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Chapter 18 - The Magnitude of Oceans and Continents

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Chapter 46 - Dv墨pas and their Lords < [Section 1 - Uttarabh膩ga]

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