Dandaketu, Daṇḍaketu: 4 definitions
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Dandaketu 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 EncyclopediaDaṇḍaketu (दण्डकेतु).—A warrior who fought on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. Daṇḍaketu fought on the back of an attractive horse. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Stanza 68).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaṇḍaketu (दण्डकेतु):—[=daṇḍa-ketu] [from daṇḍa] m. Name of a man, [Mahābhārata vii; Bṛhan-nāradīya-purāṇa, 38 adhyāya xxxvii.]
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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.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 13 - Viṣṇu’s Worship with Lotuses: The Story of Prajā < [Section 7 - Kriyāyogasāra-Khaṇḍa (Section on Essence of Yoga by Works)]