Dashavara, Daśāvara, Dashan-avara: 7 definitions
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Dashavara 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 Daśāvara can be transliterated into English as Dasavara or Dashavara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDaśāvara (दशावर).—An asura. Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 14 that this asura (demon) serves Varuṇa and stays in his palace.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesDaśāvara (दशावर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.9.14) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Daśāvara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaśāvara (दशावर).—a. consisting of at least ten; दशावरा वा परिषद्यं धर्मं परिकल्पयेत् (daśāvarā vā pariṣadyaṃ dharmaṃ parikalpayet) Manusmṛti 12.11.
Daśāvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and avara (अवर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśāvara (दशावर).—[adjective] containing ten at least.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśavāra (दशवार):—[=daśa-vāra] [from daśa] mfn. 10 times repeated, [Pañcarātra i, 8, 31.]
2) Daśāvara (दशावर):—[from daśa] mfn. [plural] at least 10 [Gautama-dharma-śāstra xxviii, 48 f.]
3) [v.s. ...] mf(ā)n. sg. consisting of at least 10 [Manu-smṛti xii, 110f.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an evil spirit, [Mahābhārata ii, 367.]
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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.
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Partial matches: Dasa, Vara, Avara, Tacan, Taca.
Full-text: Avara.
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