Dashakantha, Daśakaṇṭha, Dashan-kantha: 10 definitions
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Dashakantha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Daśakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Dasakantha or Dashakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ) 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
daśakaṇṭha (दशकंठ).—a (S) Ten-necked. An epithet of rāvaṇa. Ex. jyā cāpēṃ da0 ghōḷilā dharaṇīṃ ||.
daśakaṇṭha (दशकंठ).—a Ten.
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
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ).—epithets of Rāvaṇa; सप्तलोकैकवीरस्य दशकण्ठ- कुलद्विषः (saptalokaikavīrasya daśakaṇṭha- kuladviṣaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 4.27. °अरिः, °जित् (ariḥ, °jit) m., °रिपुः (ripuḥ) epithets of Rāma; दशकण्ठारिगुरुं विदुर्बुधाः (daśakaṇṭhāriguruṃ vidurbudhāḥ) R.8.29.
Derivable forms: daśakaṇṭhaḥ (दशकण्ठः).
Daśakaṇṭha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and kaṇṭha (कण्ठ). See also (synonyms): daśakandhara.
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ).—m.
(-ṇṭhaḥ) A name of Ravana. E. daśa ten, and kaṇṭha a neck: the ten-necked: also similar names, as daśagrīva, &c.
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ).—[masculine] ten-necked ([Epithet] of Ravana).
1) Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—[=daśa-kaṇṭha] [from daśa] m. ([paroxytone] [Pāṇini 6-2, 114]), ‘ten-necked’, Rāvaṇa, [Bālarāmāyaṇa ii, 12/13]
2) Dāśakaṇṭha (दाशकण्ठ):—[=dāśa-kaṇṭha] [from dāśa] mf(ī)n. belonging to Daśakaṇṭha, id est. Rāvaṇa, [Bālarāmāyaṇa x, 37.]
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—[daśa-kaṇṭha] (ṇṭhaḥ) 1. m. Rāvana.
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—(daśan + ka) adj. zehnhalsig; m. Beiname Rāvaṇa’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 706,] [Scholiast] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] daśakaṇṭhajit ( [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 3]) und daśakaṇṭhāri ( [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 29]) Beinn. Rāma’s. Nach [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 114] parox.
Daśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—m. Beiname Rāvaṇa’s [Bālarāmāyaṇa 32,15.] jit und kaṇṭhāti n. Beiname Rāma's.
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Dāśakaṇṭha (दाशकण्ठ):—Adj. dem Rāvaṇa gehörig [Bālarāmāyaṇa 268,17.]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dasa, Kantha, Taca.
Starts with (+0): Dashakanthajit, Dashakanthanigraha, Dashakanthari, Dashakanthay, Dashakanthaya.
Full-text (+0): Dashakanthajit, Dashakanthanigraha, Dashagriva, Dashakandhara, Dashakanthari, Dashakanthaya, Tacakantan, Tecakantan, Thotsakan, Akunthita, Candrarashmi.
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