Dandacakra, Danda-cakra, Daṇḍacakra: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Dandacakra 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 Dandachakra.
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Daṇḍacakra (दण्डचक्र) refers to a weapon (a mythical weapon). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Daṇḍacakra (दण्डचक्र).—a division of an army.
Derivable forms: daṇḍacakraḥ (दण्डचक्रः).
Daṇḍacakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daṇḍa and cakra (चक्र).
Daṇḍacakra (दण्डचक्र).—[neuter] body of troops, detachment.
1) Daṇḍacakra (दण्डचक्र):—[=daṇḍa-cakra] [from daṇḍa] n. = -sthāna, [Mālavikāgnimitra i, 7/8; Daśakumāra-carita viii, 205]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a mythical weapon, [Rāmāyaṇa i, 29, 5.]
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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: Cakra, Tanta, Danda.
Starts with: Dandacakrabala.
Full-text: Dandanika, Astra, Ghantakarna, Pramukha.
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Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Saṃhāra weapons (1): Sopasaṃhāra-astras < [Chapter 3]
Sarga II: Dhanurveda-viveka-kathana (64 Verses) < [Chapter 2]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Arts in the Puranas (study) (by Meena Devadatta Jeste)
4. Mudras or the Hand-poses of the Images < [Chapter 4 - Sculpture in the Puranas]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
1. Abhinavagupta’s Gītārthasaṅgraha: A linguistic discussion < [Chapter 5 - Linguistic, Literary And Cultural Value Of Gītārthasaṅgraha]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)