Dashapala, Daśapala, Dasha-pala: 5 definitions
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Dashapala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Daśapala can be transliterated into English as Dasapala or Dashapala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Daśapala (दशपल) equals the weight of “one-half kilogram”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “16. For each cubit (hasta, 18 inches, sc., of his height or length, one shall give him) a ‘load’ (ca. 100 kilograms) of grass; 4 āḍhakas (ca. 6 quarts) of rice grits are prescribed; oil, 8 kuḍubas (one-half āḍhaka, 1½ pints); of salt there shall be (given) 10 palas (one-half kilogram) [e.g., daśapala] [palāni daśa], and (the same) of jaggery”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Daśapala (दशपल).—[-n], n. ten palas.
Daśapala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśa and pala (पल).
Daśapala (दशपल).—[neuter] sgl. ten Palas.
1) 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.]
Daśapala (दशपल):—n. Sg. zehn Pala [Mānavadharmaśāstra. 8,397.]
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.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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