Dandadhrik, Daṇḍadhṛk, Danda-dhrik: 5 definitions
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Dandadhrik means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Daṇḍadhṛk can be transliterated into English as Dandadhrk or Dandadhrik, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDaṇḍadhṛk (दण्डधृक्) refers to a “staff-bearing Brahmin”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, after Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) spoke to Pārvatī: “Pārvatī said:—‘O excellent brahmin, why do you go? Stay and tender me wholesome advice’. When she said thus, the staff-bearing Brahmin [i.e., daṇḍadhṛk] stopped and spoke. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍadhṛk (दण्डधृक्).—adj. ruling, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 21, 12.
Daṇḍadhṛk is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṇḍa and dhṛk (धृक्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍadhṛk (दण्डधृक्):—[=daṇḍa-dhṛk] [from daṇḍa] mfn. ifc. governing, iv, 21, 12.
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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.
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