Dantura, Damtura: 14 definitions
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Dantura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsDanturā (दन्तुरा) (seed-syllabe: ni) refers to one of the four Dūtīs (or Kiṅkarīs) of the pantheon of Mantra-deities, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Patterning the processes of inner and outer ritual is the Brahmayāmala’s pantheon of mantra-deities, whose core comprises the Four Goddesses or Guhyakās [e.g., Danturā], Four Consorts or Handmaidens, and their lord, Kapālīśabhairava.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydantura (दंतुर).—a S That has teeth or a tooth projecting.
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dāntūra (दांतूर).—m A tree, Ficus Tsiela. Grah.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDantura (दन्तुर).—a. [danta-urac]
1) Having long or projecting teeth; शूकरे निहते चैव दन्तुरो जायते नरः (śūkare nihate caiva danturo jāyate naraḥ) Tv.; Śiśupālavadha 6.54.
2) Jagged, dentated, notched, serrated, uneven (fig. also); अखर्वगर्वस्मितदन्तुरेण (akharvagarvasmitadantureṇa) Vikr.1.5.
3) Undulatory.
4) Rising, bristling (as hair).
5) Overspread, covered with; Uttararāmacarita 6.27.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDanturā (दन्तुरा).—name of a rākṣasī: Mahā-Māyūrī 243.20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantura (दन्तुर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Having a large or projecting tooth. 2. Waving, undulatory. 3. Rising (a hair), bristling. E. danta a tooth, &c. affix urac, unnatā dantāḥ santi asya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantura (दन्तुर).—i. e. danta + ura, adj., f. rā, Having large or projecting teeth, [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 20, 108.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantura (दन्तुर).—[adjective] having long teeth, jagged, notched, uneven; beset with, full of (—°); ugly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dantura (दन्तुर):—[from dantin > danta] mf(ā[Vopadeva])n. ([Pāṇini 5-2, 106]) having projecting teeth, [Kathāsaritsāgara xii, xx, cxxiii; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xx [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] jagged, uneven, [Naiṣadha-carita vii, 13] (-tā f. abstr.)
3) [v.s. ...] ifc. = rita, [Kādambarī; Harṣacarita i, 121; ii, 224; Kathāsaritsāgara xviii; Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] ugly, [Kādambarī v, 1047] (-tā f. abstr.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDantura (दन्तुर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Having a large or projecting tooth; undulatory; wavy; rising; bristling.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dantura (दन्तुर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Daṃtura.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryDaṃtura (दंतुर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dantura.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDaṃtura (ದಂತುರ):—
1) [adjective] having projected teeth.
2) [adjective] not even; not level or flat; uneven.
3) [adjective] spread; scattered over a wide or wider area.
4) [adjective] erected (as hair).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Damturacakra, Danturacchada, Danturachada, Danturachhada, Danturadi, Danturaka, Danturata, Danturay, Danturaya.
Ends with: Atidantura, Uddantura, Vadanadantura.
Full-text: Uddantura, Danturaka, Danturata, Danturacchada, Atidantura, Dantarakhinda, Vadanadantura, Tanturam, Danturita, Urac, Danturachada, Dantara, Duti, Hrid, Vaitarana, Vetarani, Vikata.
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