Dadhimukha: 17 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—A famous serpent, born to Kaśyapa prajāpati by his wife Kadrū. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 35, Stanza 8).
2) Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—A famous monkey. This old monkey was the general of a huge monkey-army. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 283, Stanza 7 that this general approached Śrī Rāma once, with his army.
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख) is the name of a Gaṇa of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “Urged by the gods, sages and mountains, the lord sent his Gaṇas as his emissaries to the place where his son was staying. O Nārada, he sent [e.g., Dadhimukha who was comparable to the blazing flame of fire], [...], and innumerable others of the same exploit as that of Śiva and of hideous features. [...]”.
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—A Kādraveya Nāga.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 35; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 72.
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.7, I.35, V.101.12/V.103) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Dadhimukha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Dadhimukha is the name of a Serpent (sarpa) mentioned in the thirty-fifth chapter (verses 4-17) of the Ādiparva of the Mahābhārata.—Accordingly, Sauti, on being implored by Śaunaka to name all the serpents in the course of the sarpa-sattra, tells him that it is humanly impossible to give a complete list because of their sheer multiplicity; but would name the prominent ones in accordance with their significance [e.g., Dadhimukha].
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A Yakkha chieftain who should be invoked by disciples of the Buddha in times of need. D.iii.205.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—There are sixteen Dadhimukha mountains within the sixteen lotus-lakes, situated in the vicinity of the four Añjana mountains, according to Jain cosmology. Each Dadhimukha mountain has their own Śāśvatajinālaya (“eternal temple”) housing images of the Śāśvata-Jinas.
The Añjana (and Dadhimukha) mountains are situated in the southern direction of the central part of Nandīśvaradvīpa, which is one of the continents (dvīpa) of the middle-world (madhyaloka) and is mentioned in ancient Jaina canonical texts dealing with cosmology and geography of the universe. Examples of such texts are the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapannatti and the Trilokasāra in the Digambara tradition.
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख) participated in the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, on the side of the latter, as mentioned in Svayambhūdeva’s Paumacariu (Padmacarita, Paumacariya or Rāmāyaṇapurāṇa) chapter 57ff. Svayambhū or Svayambhūdeva (8th or 9th century) was a Jain householder who probably lived in Karnataka. His work recounts the popular Rāma story as known from the older work Rāmāyaṇa (written by Vālmīki). Various chapters [mentioning Dadhimukha] are dedicated to the humongous battle whose armies (known as akṣauhiṇīs) consisted of millions of soldiers, horses and elephants, etc.
1) Dadhimukha (दधिमुख) refers to a group of sixteen Mountains situated on the great lakes of the Añjana mountains (i.e., Devaramaṇa, Ramaṇīya, Nityodyota and Svayamprabha), according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
2) Dadhimukha (दधिमुख) is the name of an island, according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.6 [Bringing news of Sītā].—Accordingly, “As Hanumat went through the air, he saw two munis standing in kāyotsarga on the island Dadhimukha. Not far from them he saw three maidens engaged in meditation, who had perfect forms, occupied with subduing a vidyā. Then a forest-fire blazed up on the whole island and the Sādhus and the maidens were in danger from the fire. [...]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—(= Pali id.), text actually Dadhī°, name of a yakṣa: Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 26.13 (Āṭānāṭiya Sūtra, in Hoernle's terminology; see Āṭānāṭika).
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख).—m. 1. a kind of snake, [Suśruta] 2, 265, 8. 2. a proper name, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 1, 39.
Dadhimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dadhi and mukha (मुख).
1) Dadhimukha (दधिमुख):—[=dadhi-mukha] [from dadhi > dadh] m. ‘milk-faced’, a kind of snake, [Suśruta v, 4]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Nāga, [Mahābhārata i, v; Harivaṃśa 9504]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Yakṣa, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] of a monkey (brother-in-law of Su-grīva), [Mahābhārata iii, 16275; Rāmāyaṇa v, 1 and 59]
5) [v.s. ...] (-pūrvam), [63, 20; vi, 6 and] (metrically dhī.) 7, 32
6) [v.s. ...] (also dhi-vaktra, [v f.])
7) Dadhīmukha (दधीमुख):—[=dadhī-mukha] [from dadh] See dadhi-m.
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख):—(dadhi + mukha) m.
1) eine zu den darvīkara gezählte Schlangenart [Suśruta 2, 265, 8.] Nomen proprium eines Nāga [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1311,] [Scholiast] [Mahābhārata 1, 1553. 5, 3628.] [Harivaṃśa] [LANGL. I, 507.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Affen, des Schwagers von Sugrīva, [Mahābhārata 3, 16275.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 1, 39. 59, 14. 6, 6, 23.] dadhīmukha (dem Versmaass zu Liebe) [7, 32.] —
3) Nomen proprium eines Yakṣa [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 319 (89).]
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Dadhīmukha (दधीमुख):—s. u. dadhimukha .
Dadhimukha (दधिमुख):—m. —
1) eine Schlangenart. —
2) Nomen proprium — a) eines Schlangendämons [Harivaṃśa 9503.] — b) *eines Yakṣa. — c) eines Affen.
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Dadhīmukha (दधीमुख):—(metrisch) m. Nomen proprium eines Affen , = dadhimukha.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dadhimukha (ದಧಿಮುಖ):—[noun] name of a mythological serpent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
dadhimukha (ဒဓိမုခ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[dadhi+mukha．(dadhimuha-addhamāgadhiç dadhimukhayā-sī)]
[ဒဓိ+မုခ။ (ဒဓိမုဟ-အဒ္ဓမာဂဓိ,ဒဓိမုခယာ-သီ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
dadhimukha—
(Burmese text): ဒဓိမုခ- အမည်ရှိသော နတ်။
(Auto-Translation): The name of the deity is Dadhimukha.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dadhi, Mukha.
Full-text (+30): Dadhivaktra, Dadhipurvamukha, Amogha, Gostupa, Nandishena, Pundarikinika, Agnishikha, Shikhopama, Agnishikhopama, Kusumamala, Nityodyota, Nandottara, Saptacchadaka, Cavita, Sunanda, Nandivardhana, Devaramana, Kumuda, Ratna, Navami.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 62 - The Fight Between Dadhimukha And The Intruders < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 63 - Dadhimukha relates how Madhuvana has been laid waste < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 61 - The Devastation of Madhuvana < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Sundara Ramayana (translation and study) (by T. N. Jaya)
Part 5 - Sundara Kanda (English translation) < [Chapter 2 - Prose Rendering of the poem Sundara Ramayana]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
VII.3. Hanumat's journey to Lanka < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
2. Vimalasuri’s Acquaintance with the Valmiki Ramayana < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 28: Killing of Triśikhara < [Chapter II - Marriages of Vasudeva with maidens]
Part 31: Description of Nandīśvara < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 1: Vasudevahiṇḍi (the wanderings of Vasudeva) < [Chapter IV - Vasudevahiṇḍi]
Temples and Cult of Shri Rama in Tamil-Nadu (by A. Mohan)
Summary of Ramayana (5), Sundara-kanda < [Chapter 1 - The Ramayana in Literature]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XXXV < [Astika Parva]
Section CIII < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Section CCLXXXI < [Draupadi-harana Parva]