Dashahara, Daśaharā, Dashan-hara: 7 definitions
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Dashahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Daśaharā can be transliterated into English as Dasahara or Dashahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydaśaharā (दशहरा) [or दशहार, daśahāra].—m Properly daśāharā.
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daśāharā (दशाहरा).—f (S) pop. daśāhāra or daśahāra m The tenth of jyēṣṭhaśuddha, the day of the descent of the Ganges to the earth. Whoever bathes in the Ganges on this day is purified from ten kinds of sin.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdaśāharā (दशाहरा).—m The tenth of jyēṣṭha śuddha, the day of the descent of the Ganges to the earth.
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 dictionaryDaśaharā (दशहरा).—
1) an epithet of the Ganges (taking away the 1 sins).
2) a festival in honour of the Ganges held on the 1th day of Jyeṣṭha.
3) a festival in honour of Durgā held on the tenth of Āśvina.
Daśaharā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and harā (हरा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśaharā (दशहरा):—[=daśa-harā] [from daśa] f. ‘taking away the 10 sins’, the Gaṅgā
2) [v.s. ...] a festival in honour of the Gaṅgā (on the 10th day of Jyaiṣṭha, [Vrata-prakāśa x]; now held in honour of Durgā in month Aśvin), [Purāṇa-sarvasva]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDaśaharā (दशहरा):—(nm) a prominent Hindu festival celebrated on the tenth day of the month of [kvāra] to remember the victory of [rāma] over [rāvaṇa], symbolizing the conquest of good over evil.
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Partial matches: Dasa, Hara, Tacan, Taca.
Starts with: Dashahara-vrata, Dashaharakatha, Dashaharastotra.
Ends with: Gangadashahara, Purodashahara, Tridashahara.
Full-text: Dashaharastotra, Dashaharakatha, Dashahara-vrata, Vijayadashami, Jayanta, Vijaya, Dasara, Nirajana, Jayanti.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 91 - The Greatness of Gaṅgeśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 52 - Description of Daśāśvamedha < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 68 - The Greatness of Akhaṇḍeśvara < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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