Dinanatha, Dinanātha, Dina-natha, Dina-anatha: 12 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Dinanath.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDīnanātha (दीननाथ).—A King who lived in Dvāpara Age. He was a mighty and famous Vaiṣṇava. But his childless life distressed him very much. Once he consulted Gālava about his plight. Gālava assured him that if he performed a human sacrifice, a son would be born to him. A handsome, scholarly and highly-born man was to be sacrificed into the fire, A cripple, a dark-skinned man or a crude fellow was unsuitable for the purpose. The King’s servants scoured the villages and towns looking for such a perfect man, but in vain. At last they reached a country called Daśapura, inhabited by noble Brāhmaṇas. The women of that place were reputed for their charming eyes. No man could resist their fascination. In that lovely city there lived a Brāhmaṇa named Kṛṣṇadeva with his virtuous wife and three sons. The King’s servants requested Kṛṣṇadeva to give one of his sons to be sacrificed. They offered four lakhs of gold coins as price. The Brāhmaṇa and his wife cried bitterly and Kṛṣṇadeva offered himself instead of his sons. The royal servants seized one of his sons after throwing gold coins in the house and prepared to take him away. At this stage the second son of Kṛṣṇadeva came forward and volunteered himself. They agreed and he accompanied them to the palace. On their way they met the sage Viśvāmitra. He asked them to release the boy but they refused to set him free. The sage followed them to the palace and undertook to perform a sacrifice which would bless the King with progeny without a human sacrifice. The King accepted the offer and thus the boy was saved. (Padma Purāṇa, Chapter 12).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDīnānātha (दीनानाथ) refers to the “distressed and helpless”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.19 (“Jalandhara’s emissary to Śiva”).—Accordingly, after Rāhu spoke to Śiva: “On hearing the words of the brahmin, the great lord, favourite of the distressed and helpless (dīnānātha-priya), spoke to his Gaṇa.—‘Leave off this brahmin Rāhu, the emissary who has sought refuge. O excellent Gaṇa, those who seek shelter shall be protected, not punished’”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDinanātha (दिननाथ).—A name of the Sun God.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 24. 61.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydīnanātha (दीननाथ).—m (S) Protector and reliever of the wretched. A title of great men.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdīnanātha (दीननाथ).—m Protector and reliever of the wretched.
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 dictionaryDinanātha (दिननाथ).—the sun; दिनमणिमण्डलमण्डन (dinamaṇimaṇḍalamaṇḍana) Gīt.; पस्पृशुर्न पृथिवीं तुरङ्गमाः स्पर्धयेव दिननाथवाजिनाम् (paspṛśurna pṛthivīṃ turaṅgamāḥ spardhayeva dinanāthavājinām) Vikr.14.64;11.1.
Derivable forms: dinanāthaḥ (दिननाथः).
Dinanātha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dina and nātha (नाथ). See also (synonyms): dinapa, dinapati, dinabandha, dinapraṇī, dinamaṇi, dinamayūkha, dinaratna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDinanātha (दिननाथ).—[masculine] the sun (lord of the day).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Dīnanātha (दीननाथ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gīrvāṇabodha kāvya. B. 2, 80.
2) Dīnanātha (दीननाथ):—Sarvasaṃgraha jy. K. 244.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dinanātha (दिननाथ):—[=dina-nātha] [from dina] m. ‘day-lord’, the sun, [Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa xiv, 64.]
2) Dīnanātha (दीननाथ):—[=dīna-nātha] [from dīna > dī] m. Name of author, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīnanātha (दीननाथ):—[(thaḥ-thā-thaṃ) a.] Friendless.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDīnānātha (दीनानाथ) [Also spelled dinanath]:—(nm) Lord/protector of the poor; an epithet of God.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dina, Natha, Anatha, Tiṇa.
Starts with: Dinanatha suri, Dinanathapriya, Dinanathasuri.
Full-text: Dinapati, Dinanathasuri, Dineshvara, Krishnadeva, Dinabhartri, Dinesha, Dinadhisha, Divasanatha, Dinadhinatha, Bhairavanavarasaratna, Girvanabodha, Dinanatha suri, Dinanath, Sarvasamgraha, Dinamani, Dinapa, Dinaprani, Dinabandha, Dinamayukha, Dinaratna.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.217 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 12 - Merit Earned by Protecting a Brāhmaṇa < [Section 4 - Brahma-khaṇḍa (Section on Brahman)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 32 - Arjuna’s Eulogy of the Sun-god < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]