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Dendera, Dandara, ٲṇḍ: 10 definitions

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Dendera means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Mṇḍala

ٲṇḍ (दण्डार) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Dṇḍārī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the ѱ徱ī, according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the 徱ī refers to one of the three divisions of the 󲹰-ṭa (‘dharma layer�), situated in the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., ٲṇḍ] are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dendera in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dṇḍārā (दंडारा) [or ळा, ḷā].—a Having raised seams; having the line or stripe called 岹ṇḍ--a garment.

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ṇḍrā (दांडार�).—m (ṇḍ) The backbone: also the stem of any large coarse leaf (as of the Palm or Plantain). 2 The bridge of the nose. 3 Used for ṇḍ in some other senses.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṇḍrā (दांडार�).�m The backbone; The bridge of the nose.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ٲṇḍ (दण्डार).—[岹ṇḍmṛcchati �-� upa° sa°]

1) A carriage.

2) A potter's wheel.

3) A raft, boat.

4) An elephant in rut.

5) A bow or any other instrument.

Derivable forms: 岹ṇḍ� (दण्डार�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṇḍ (दण्डार).—m.

(-�) 1. A carriage, a vehicle. 2. A potter’s wheel. 3. A bow or any instrument for casting arrows or darts. 4. An elephant in rut, a furious or intoxicated elephant. E. 岹ṇḍ a stick, to go, and aff. 岹ṇḍ� ṛcchati .

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

1) ٲṇḍ (दण्डार):—[from 岹ṇḍ] m. ‘having a flag-staff�, a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘having oars�, a boat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a potter’s wheel (cf. ḍaṛt), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] ‘having a staff�, a bow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] an elephant in rut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ٲṇḍ (दण्डार):�(�) 1. m. A carriage; a potter’s wheel; a bow; elephant in rut; furious elephant.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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