Bahudantaka, Bāhudantaka, Bahu-dantaka: 5 definitions
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Bahudantaka 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: Puranic EncyclopediaBahudantaka (बहुदन्तक).—A book on the science of Ethics (Nītiśāstra), the work of Brahmā. It contains ten thousand chapters. This book was abridged into five thousand chapters by Purandara. (Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Chapter 69, Stanza 83).
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 dictionaryBāhudantaka (बाहुदन्तक).—A treatise on moral duties said to be composed or abridged by Indra.
Derivable forms: bāhudantakam (बाहुदन्तकम्).
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Bāhudantaka (बाहुदन्तक).—Name of a Nītiśāstra treatise.
Derivable forms: bāhudantakam (बाहुदन्तकम्).
Bāhudantaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and dantaka (दन्तक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhudantaka (बाहुदन्तक):—[=bāhu-dantaka] [from bāhu] n. (with śāstra) Name of a treatise on morals abridged by Indra, [Mahābhārata] (cf. next).
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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: Dantaka, Bahu.
Full-text: Bahudantin, Purandara.
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