In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pāñcarātra

Astradhāraṇa (अस्त्रधारण) [=svarūpato'stradhāraṇa-tatprayojana-pratipipādayiṣayā madhukaiṭabhasaṃhāravarṇanam] refers to one of the topics dealt with in the forty-first chapter of the Ahirbudhnyasaṃhitā: an ancient Pāñcarātra Āgama scripture dealing with the symbology of the Sudarśana weapon while also dealing with iconography, philosophy and Vaiṣṇava rituals.

context information

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Astradhāraṇa (अस्त्रधारण).—the bearing of arms.

Derivable forms: astradhāraṇam (अस्त्रधारणम्).

Astradhāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms astra and dhāraṇa (धारण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Astradhāraṇa (अस्त्रधारण):—[=astra-dhāraṇa] [from astra] n. the bearing of arms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

context information

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: Dharana, Astra, Tarana.

Ends with: Shastradharana.

Full-text: Murdhavasikta.

Relevant text

No search results for Astradharana, Astradhāraṇa, Astra-dharana, Astra-dhāraṇa; (plurals include: Astradharanas, Astradhāraṇas, dharanas, dhāraṇas) in any book or story.