Dandasana, Daṇḍāsana, Danda-asana, Damdasana: 10 definitions
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Dandasana 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: YogaDaṇḍāsana (दण्डासन, “staff posture”) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (āsana) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words daṇḍa (staff) and āsana (posture).
Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore PalaceDaṇḍāsana (दण्डासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 65 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Support the body on a rope running under the navel. This is daṇḍāsana, the stick”.
The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., daṇḍa-āsana) and several additional ones.
This form (with the rope) is not found but there is an āsana called daṇḍāsana in Iyengar that is different from this. There are many variations of the daṇḍāsana and the one where the body is held in the same position is called caturaṅgadaṇḍāsana. The vyāyāma exercises have a series involving the sūryanamaskāra movements (one of which is similar to this) that is popularly called the daṇḍa exercises.
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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDaṇḍāsana (दण्डासन) or simply Daṇḍa is the name of a posture (āsana), according to chapter 2.1 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly, “the elephant of kings (i.e., Vimalavāhana) dismounted from the elephant’s shoulder and entered the garden, like a lion a mountain-cave. [...] He saw monks there, too, some in the [viz., daṇḍāsana-posture, ...] some engaged in kāyotsarga, and some in ukṣa-posture, indifferent to the body, who had carried out their vows in the midst of numerous attacks, like soldiers in battles, victorious over internal enemies, enduring trials, powerful from penance and meditation [...] The King, with devotion sprouted in the guise of horripilation, as it were, approached Ācārya Arindama and paid homage to him”.
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, ‘self-reliance’) 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydaṇḍāsana (दंडासन).—n (S daṇḍa Bar or stick, and āsana) The posture of being stretched lazily along; lying largely and negligently. v ghāla.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdaṇḍāsana (दंडासन).—n Lying largely and negligently. v ghāla.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaṇḍāsana (दण्डासन).—lying prostrate on the ground, a kind of Āsana; Yoga S.2.46.
Derivable forms: daṇḍāsanam (दण्डासनम्).
Daṇḍāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṇḍa and āsana (आसन). See also (synonyms): daṇḍadaṇḍakāsana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daṇḍāsana (दण्डासन):—[from daṇḍa] n. = ḍakās, [Hemacandra’s Yoga-śāstra iv, 123 and 130; Yoga-sūtra ii, 46 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an arrow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDaṃḍāsana (ದಂಡಾಸನ):—[noun] a variety of bow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Asana, Danda, Tanta.
Ends with: Caturangadandasana, Chaturangadandasana, Dvipadaviparitadandasana, Ekapadaviparitadandasana, Suptadandasana, Urdhvadandasana, Viparitadandasana, Yogadandasana.
Full-text: Sthitasana, Dandadandakasana, Parpatasana, Danda.
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