Dhvanta, 顿丑惫腻苍迟补, Dhvamta: 17 definitions
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Dhvanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥擮ne of the names in the third Marut ga峁嘺.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 67. 126.
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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.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) refers to the 鈥渄arkness鈥�, according to the Gha峁璱k膩yantragha峁璦n膩vidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸Now the pala-verses]: Do not, O pretty one, at the end of the bright fortnight, sleep at a place open to the sky. Should it turn night, the cruel R膩hu, starving with hunger and roaming hither and thither, may eat you up, taking your pretty round face for the full moon. Therefore, after darkness [i.e., 诲丑惫腻苍迟补], make your bed at a secluded place inside the house鈥�.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) refers to the 鈥渄arkness (of many conflicting opinions)鈥�, according to the Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 of Sv膩tm膩r膩ma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one鈥檚 vital energy.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he compassionate Sv膩tm膩r膩ma presents the Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 for those ignorant of R膩jayoga because of their confusion in the darkness (诲丑惫腻苍迟补) of many [conflicting] opinions鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渄arkness鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭his most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahm膩, in Indra鈥檚 abode, in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness (诲丑惫腻苍迟补), thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants鈥�.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) refers to 鈥渄arkness鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he fire of passion becomes extinguished, desire flows away, darkness (诲丑惫腻苍迟补) disappears [and] the light of knowledge shines forth in the heart for men from the repetition of the reflections鈥�.
Synonyms: Andhak膩ra.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary诲丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶傕い).鈥攏 S (Poetry.) Thick darkness.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English诲丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶傕い).鈥�n Thick darkness.
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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 dictionary顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�
1) Darkness; 啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶ㄠ啶侧え啶苦啷嬥げ啶氞ぞ啶班 啶膏啶︵啶多ぞ啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶權啶椸ぎ啶距げ啶苦啷嵿啶むた (诲丑惫腻苍迟补峁� n墨lanicolac膩ru sud峁浥浤佱箖 pratya峁単am膩li峁単ati) G墨tagovinda 11; N.19.42; 艢i艣up膩lavadha 4.62.
2) Hell (naraka) 啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶む 啶� 啶ぞ啶灌啶啶班啶｀啶� 啶ぎ啷囙え 啶︵啶班ぎ啷� (诲丑惫腻苍迟补峁� na y膩hyakaru峁噀na yamena d奴ram) Bh膩gavata 6.14.55.
3) the quality of darkness or ignorance (迟补尘辞驳耻峁嘺).
Derivable forms: 诲丑惫腻苍迟补m (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攏.
(-苍迟补峁�) Darkness. E. dhvan to sound, kta affix deriv. irr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥攕ee 1. dhvan.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�1. [adjective] dark; [neuter] darkness.
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顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�).鈥�2. [masculine] a cert. wind.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�):鈥擺from 诲丑惫腻苍补] 1. 诲丑惫腻苍迟补 m. Name of a wind, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it膩]
2) [v.s. ...] (also) sounding, roaring, [M膩nava-g峁沨ya-s奴tra]
3) 2. 诲丑惫腻苍迟补 mfn. (鈭�1. dhvan cf. [P膩峁噄ni vii, 2, 18]), covered, veiled, dark
4) n. darkness, night, [峁歡-veda]; etc.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�):鈥�(苍迟补峁�) 1. m. Darkness.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)顿丑惫腻苍迟补 (啶о啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 顿丑补峁僼补.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDhv膩峁僼a (嗖о硩嗖掂簿嗖傕菠):鈥�
1) [noun] absence of light; darkness.
2) [noun] (myth.) name of a hell.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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