Dashapala, Daśapala, Dasha-pala: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśapala can be transliterated into English as Dasapala or Dashapala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)Daśapala (दशपल) refers to a measure of “ten palas”, according to Hemavijaya Gaṇin’s Kathāratnākara (A.D. 1600).—Accordingly, “The Brāhmaṇa, who is especially well-versed in the whole range of astral science, wore a forehead mark made of saffron and rice-grains—{The round vessel is made of ten palas of copper [i.e., daśapala—daśatāmrapalāvartapātre]. In the ghaṭikā [bowl] the height should be made of six aṅgulas. The diameter there should be made to the measure of twelve aṅgulas. The good cherish a water clock that holds sixty palas of water}—dropped the bowl, made fully according to the aforementioned prescriptions, in a basin filled with clean water at the time of the setting of the divine sun”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśapala (दशपल).—[-n], n. ten palas.
Daśapala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśa and pala (पल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśapala (दशपल).—[neuter] sgl. ten Palas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśapala (दशपल):—[=daśa-pala] [from daśa] n. sg. 10 Palas, [Manu-smṛti viii, 397]
2) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. weighing 10 Palas, [Yājñavalkya ii, 179.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dasa, Paala, Pala, Taca.
Ends with: Shodashapala.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)