Dadhyanc, Dadhyañc: 3 definitions
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Dadhyanc 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dadhyanch.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Dadhyañc (दध्यञ्च्).—(dadhīc) [masculine] [Name] of a cert. myth. being.
Dadhyañc (दध्यञ्च्):—
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Dadhyañc (दध्यञ्च्):—vorletzte Zeile, streiche Pāthnya [Anukramaṇikā] zu [Kāṭhaka-Recension 16, 4.]
Dadhyañc (दध्यञ्च्):—, dadhiañc (schwach dadhīc) m. Nomen proprium eines mythischen Wesens , eines Sohnes des Atharvan (auch anderer Väter). Mit Seinen Gebeinen , die er freiwillig hergiebt erschlägt Indra seine Feinde.
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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Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 4 - The celestial Tvastr; Story of Dadhyanc and the Mead < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 5 - The horse's head of Dadhyanc; The middle Tvastr < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 2 - Distributed praise; Rigveda I.137-139; Vaisvadeva hymns < [Chapter 4 - Deities of Rigveda I.126–IV.32]
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Saṃhitā (2): Horse-headed sage Dadhyañc Ātharvan < [Chapter 2]
Brāhmaṇa (2): Severed head of Viṣṇu < [Chapter 2]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIV, adhyaya 1, brahmana 1 < [Fourteenth Kanda]
Kanda VI, adhyaya 4, brahmana 2 < [Sixth Kanda]
Kanda XIV, adhyaya 1, brahmana 4 < [Fourteenth Kanda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)