Dhanadhipa, Dhanādhipa, Dhana-adhipa: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—A name of Kubera.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 24. 4.
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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiDhanādhipa (धनाधिप) refers to the “lord of wealth”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Agni, Yama, Nirṛiti, lord of the earth, lord of water, Vāyu, and lord of wealth (dhanādhipa), Īśāna, lord of all beings and gods, and above the sun, moon and Brahmā. All gods whoever in the earth and nāgas, mountains with secret assemblies, Being a counter to, do once offer, the ghosts in each of your own directions. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—
1) an epithet of Kubera; अनुचेरण धनाधिपते रथो नगविलोकनविस्मितमानसः (anuceraṇa dhanādhipate ratho nagavilokanavismitamānasaḥ) (sa jagade) Kirātārjunīya 5.16. धना- धिपेन विद्धस्य अनुह्रादस्य संयुगे (dhanā- dhipena viddhasya anuhrādasya saṃyuge) Hariv.; यदस्माकं धनाध्यक्षः प्रभूतं धनमाहरत् (yadasmākaṃ dhanādhyakṣaḥ prabhūtaṃ dhanamāharat) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 179.18.
2) a treasurer.
Derivable forms: dhanādhipaḥ (धनाधिपः).
Dhanādhipa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhana and adhipa (अधिप). See also (synonyms): dhanādhipati, dhanādhyakṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. A name of Kuvera. 2. A treasurer. E. dhana riches and adhipa lord; also similar compounds, dhanādhipati, &c.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—[masculine] lord of wealth (Kubera).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—[from dhana > dhan] m. ‘lord of t°’, Name of Kubera, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—[dhanā+dhipa] (paḥ) 1. m. Kuvera.
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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: Dhana, Adhipa, Tana.
Starts with: Dhanadhipati, Dhanadhipatya, Tanatipan, Tanatipati.
Full-text: Dhanadhyaksha, Dhanadhipati.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 18 - The Battle Between the Armies of Tāraka and the Devas < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 17 - The Fight between Yama and Grasana < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 107 - Procedure of the Worship of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)