Dashanana, Daśānana, Dashan-anana: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśānana can be transliterated into English as Dasanana or Dashanana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Dashanan.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDaśānana (दशानन).—See under Rāvaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDaśānana (दशानन).—See Rāvana.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 4. 97; 14. 48-9; 15. 7-8.
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)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDaśānana (दशानन) 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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaśānana (दशानन).—epithets of Rāvaṇā; दशाननकिरीटेभ्यस्तत्क्षणं राक्षसप्रियः (daśānanakirīṭebhyastatkṣaṇaṃ rākṣasapriyaḥ) R.1.75.
Derivable forms: daśānanaḥ (दशाननः).
Daśānana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and ānana (आनन). See also (synonyms): daśāsya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśānana (दशानन).—m.
(-naḥ) The giant Ravana. E. daśa ten, and ānana a face.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśānana (दशानन).—adj. epithet of Rāvaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 39, 8.
Daśānana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and ānana (आनन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśānana (दशानन).—[adjective] = daśamukha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśānana (दशानन):—[from daśa] m. = śa-kaṇṭha, [Rāmāyaṇa iii; vi, 5, 21; Raghuvaṃśa x, 76.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśānana (दशानन):—[daśā+nana] (naḥ) 1. m. The giant Rāvana.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryDaśānana (दशानन) [Also spelled dashanan]:—(nm) see [daśakaṃṭha] under [daśa].
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Full-text (+16): Rahibhuta, Dashanan, Rahikar, Caturanana, Dashasya, Ahandehabuddhi, Prabhavay, Arthavat, Gambhira, Candrarashmi, Kamaksha, Nityaloka, Bibhatsa, Ashvaratha, Nityalokapura, Amoghavijaya, Arka, Jvara, Simhajaghana, Uddama.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 16 - The Origin of Ravana’s Name < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 34 - Bali hangs Ravana on his Girdle < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 13 - Ravana’s Crimes < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Rāvaṇa’s conquests < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Part 12: Future births of Rāvaṇa, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā < [Chapter X - Rāma’s mokṣa (emancipation)]
Part 6: Stuti by Daśānana for Śrī Śānti (Śāntinātha) < [Chapter VII - The killing of Rāvaṇa]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
Hanuman-Nāṭaka, Act 8 (Summary) < [Chapter 3]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.19.201 < [Chapter 19 - The Lord’s Pastimes in Advaita’s House]
Verse 2.10.148 < [Chapter 10 - Conclusion of the Lord’s Mahā-prakāśa Pastimes]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
Conclusion to Chapter 2 < [Chapter 2 - Kuntaka’s appraisal of Kālidāsa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)