Indradhanu, Indra-dhanu: 4 definitions
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Indradhanu 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)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexIndradhanu (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷�).鈥擳he rainbow created by V膩madeva.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 4. 29; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 9. 52; 19. 8; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 8. 54.
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)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsIndradhanu (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷�) refers to 鈥淚ndra鈥檚 bow鈥� (i.e. the rainbow), 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, 鈥淎lso, consider that the state of being a mighty lord over gods, snakes and men, which is like a rainbow [com.鈥攕imilar to (蝉补诲峁浥沘尘) Indra鈥檚 bow (颈苍诲谤补诲丑补苍耻岣�) (i.e. the rainbow)], immediately becomes annihilated by itself鈥�.
Synonyms: 艢akrak膩rmuka.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIndradhanu (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷�).鈥擭ame of Indra's bow, the rainbow; 啶� 啶忇啶掂啶班ぞ- 啶む啶啶洁き啶掂い啷嵿じ 啶оえ啷佮ぐ啶距う啶む啶� 啶むう啷囙さ啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷佮 (sa ekavr膩- tyo'bhavatsa dhanur膩datta tadevendradhanu岣�) Av.15.1.6.
Derivable forms: 颈苍诲谤补诲丑补苍耻岣� (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷佮).
Indradhanu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and dhanu (啶оえ啷�).
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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryIndradhanu (啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶оえ啷�):鈥攏. the bow of Indra; the rainbow;
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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Starts with: Indradhanus, Indradhanush.
Full-text: Indradhanus, Indracapa, Shakrakarmuka, Sadrisha, Jayacandra, Aye, Dhanus, Aindradhanus, Gangadhara, Shrikanta, Surodaya, Mahidhara, Ja.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 147 < [Volume 1 (1871)]
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11. The story of Harisena < [Chapter 4 - Intervening Stories]
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Mah膩padma鈥檚 adventures in voluntary exile < [Chapter VIII - 艢r墨 Mah膩padmacakricaritra]
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]
Gautama Dharmasutra (by Gautama)