Dashagriva, Daśagrīva, Dashan-griva: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśagrīva can be transliterated into English as Dasagriva or Dashagriva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव).—Rāvaṇa. (See under Rāvaṇa).
1a) Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव).—Rāvana (s.v.).1 Śiśupāla in previous birth.2
1b) An Asura in the sabhā of Hiraṇyakaśipu.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 161. 81.
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.9.14) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Daśagrīva) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव) is another name for Rāvaṇa (or Daśamukha): the son of Rākṣasa Ratnaśravas (son of Sumālin) and Vidyādharī Kaikasī (daughter of Vyomabindu), according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.1 [origin of the rākṣasavaṃśa and vānaravaṃśa] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
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
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव).—= दशकण्ठ (daśakaṇṭha) q.v.
Derivable forms: daśagrīvaḥ (दशग्रीवः).
Daśagrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and grīva (ग्रीव).
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Ravana: see daśakaṇṭha .
Daśagrīvā (दशग्रीवा).—adj. 1. an epithet of Rāvaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 16, 18. 2. the name of a demon, Mahābhārata 2, 367. Niṣka-grīva, adj. wearing a golden ornament on the neck, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 23, 31. Nīla-grīva, adj. with a blue neck (epithet of Śiva), Mahābhārata 3, 1625. Mahāgrīva, m. a camel.
Daśagrīvā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and grīvā (ग्रीवा).
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव).—[masculine] = daśakaṇṭha*.
1) Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव):—[=daśa-grīva] [from daśa] m. ([Pāṇini 6-2, 114; Kāśikā-vṛtti]) = -kaṇṭha, [Mahābhārata iii, 15895; Rāmāyaṇa i, 16, 18]
2) [v.s. ...] [iii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a demon, [Mahābhārata ii, 367; Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Damaghoṣa, 6601
5) [v.s. ...] of an enemy of Vṛṣa, [Gāruḍa-purāṇa]
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव):—[daśa-grīva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Rāvana.
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव):—(daśan + grīvā) [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 114,] [Scholiast] adj. zehnhalsig; m. Nomen proprium eines Dämonen [Mahābhārata 2, 367.] [Harivaṃśa 12697.] eines Feindes des Vṛṣa (des Indra im 11ten Manvantara) [GĀR. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher im Śabdakalpadruma] Beiname Rāvaṇa’s [Mahābhārata 3, 15895.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 16, 18. 3, 58, 30.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 7, 10, 35.] Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Damaghoṣa [Harivaṃśa 6601.]
Daśagrīva (दशग्रीव):—m. —
1) Beiname Rāvaṇa's. —
2) Nomen proprium — a) eines Dämons. — b) eines Sohnes des Damaghoṣa.
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 (+0): Dasa, Griva, Taca.
Full-text (+2): Dvisha, Tacakkirivan, Bhumicalana, Bhumicala, Dashakantha, Amarasundara, Kambugriva, Meghaprabha, Durlangha, Asali, Kanakaprabha, Candrodara, Ravana, Nalakubara, Sarpa, Khara, Arha, Tarkshya, Madhu, Shishupala.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (Shastri) (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
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