Dharmavardhana, Dharma-vardhana, Dharmavarddhana: 8 definitions
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Dharmavardhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India. 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) refers to “that which accentuate righteousness”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “O Pārvatī, listen to my words with love that accentuate righteousness (dharmavardhana), that increase the pleasure here and hereafter and afford happiness to those who pay heed to them. A chaste lady sanctifies the worlds, destroys sins and is blessed. None else is so worthy of respect. O Pārvatī, she who serves her husband with love and considers him her sole lord, enjoys all pleasures here and obtains salvation hereafter along with her husband. [...]”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IDharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) (alias Dharmasī) is the author of the “Savā sau 125 sīṣa” (dealing with the Ethics section of Jain Canonical literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Dharmavardhana was an eminent and learned Jain author who has widely contributed to Sanskrit and Rajasthani literature, having a strong command over various languages. He was known as Dharmavardhana or Dharmasī (1643-1726; see Nahta and Hīralāl Māheśvarī in Encyclopedia of Indian Literature, p. 998). He belonged to the Jinabhadrasūri branch of the kharataragaccha. His direct teacher was Vijayaharṣa. The numerous didactic poems he composed used patterns of the contemporary padas and folk-songs. he thus contributed to their preservation.
Dharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) (alias Dharmasī) is also the author of the “Śrīmatī no coḍhālyo”.—Dharmavardhana was born in VS 1700 under the name Dharmasī, which he uses as signature in some of his works. He became a monk in VS 1713, belonged to the kharataragaccha, composed a large number of works of different genres and died at the age of 80. His lineage was: Sādhukīrti—Sādhusundara—Vimalakīrti—Vimalacandra—Vijayaharṣa, his direct teacher, mentioned at the end of the present composition.
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.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I (history)Dharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) (alias or Dharmasīha) is the author of the Savaiyau (dealing with poetry and riddles), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This short riddle-poem is written in the left margin of 1v, parallel to the margin, and comes after a hymn by Dharmasīha ending at the bottom of the page. Published in Dharmavardhana Granthāvalī p. 122 under the title Samasyā—nisāṇī ghara jānakī savaiyā ekatīsa. The author was a learned and versatile monk who composed a number of short-form sophisticated poems, sometimes making use of varieties popular in folk or oral poetry about the samasyā variety.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन).—an epithet of Śiva.
Derivable forms: dharmavardhanaḥ (धर्मवर्धनः).
Dharmavardhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and vardhana (वर्धन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 41.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmavardhana (धर्मवर्धन):—[=dharma-vardhana] [from dharma > dhara] mfn. increasing right or virtue (Śiva), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king of Śrāvastī, [Daśakumāra-carita]
3) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vardhana, Dharma, Tarma.
Full-text: Navamalika, Vijayaharsha, Dharmasi, Dharmasiha, Vimalakirti, Sadhukirti, Savaiyau, Vimalacandra.
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