Abhidhanaka, Abhidhānaka: 5 definitions
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Abhidhanaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationAbhidhānaka (अभिधानक) refers to a “replica” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.52 (“The bridegroom’s party is fed and Śiva retires to bed”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Seated on a gemset throne offered by Menā, Śiva surveyed the bedchamber with pleasure. [...] Gemset mirrors, white chowries, pearl necklaces and gorgeous things were richly displayed. It was unequalled in its divine exquisiteness highly pleasing and richly decorated. It was evincing the powerful influence of the boon granted by Śiva. It appeared to be a replica (abhidhānaka) of Śiva Loka itself [i.e., śivalokābhidhānakam]. [...]”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbhidhānaka (अभिधानक).—A sound, voice, noise.
Derivable forms: abhidhānakam (अभिधानकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀbhidhānaka (आभिधानक).—n.
(-kaṃ) See the preceding. E. As before, kta and kan affs.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhānaka (अभिधानक):—[=abhi-dhānaka] [from abhi-dhā] n. a sound, noise, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhidhānaka (अभिधानक):—n.
(-kam) A sound; see the quotation from the Śabdaratnāvalī s. v. abhidhā Ii. 3. E. abhidhāna, taddh. aff. kan.
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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