Dandini, Daṇḍinī, Damdini: 4 definitions
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Dandini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDaṇḍinī (दण्डिनी).—Is Śrī Daṇḍanāthā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 20. 68-69.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramDaṇḍinī (दण्डिनी) refers to “she who is thin and straight like a stick”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] First of all, (one should recall) the Supreme Goddess (Parā). Beautiful and blissful (cārunanditā), she is thin and (straight like) a stick (daṇḍinī). She is Mahāmāyā, the silent (sound of consciousness, (svarahīnā), who burns in Śiva's seat. She is straight and clear. Recollect her, she who is stamped (with the triangular form of) the Yoni, along with the great current (of bliss) (mahaugha)”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryDaṃḍiṇī (दंडिणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Daṇḍinī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Daṇḍinī (दण्डिनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Daṃḍiṇī.
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)
Starts with: Dandinirahasya.
Full-text: Carunandita, Svarahina, Mahaugha.
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Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Viśukra and Viṣaṅga slain
Chapter 20 - The Deities on the Kiricakraratha
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Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Making of a Hindu Sectarian Community < [Conclusion—A Prehistory of Hindu Pluralism]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 6 - The origin and activities of Alakṣmī < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
Chapter 27 - The description of the Jaya ablution < [Section 2 - Pūrvabhāga]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 38 - The Vows and the Sacred Places of the Devī < [Book 7]
Chapter 6 - On the one thousand and eight names of the Gāyatrī < [Book 12]
Varahi Tantra (English Study) (by Roberta Pamio)