Dhanadhipa, Dhana-adhipa, Dhanādhipa: 11 definitions
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Dhanadhipa means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dhanādhipa (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)
Dhanādhipa (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
Dhanādhipa (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.
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—m.
(-paḥ) 1. A name of Kuvera. 2. A treasurer. E. dhana riches and adhipa lord; also similar compounds, dhanādhipati, &c.
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप).—[masculine] lord of wealth (Kubera).
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—[from dhana > dhan] m. ‘lord of t°’, Name of Kubera, [Harivaṃśa]
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—[dhanā+dhipa] (paḥ) 1. m. Kuvera.
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—(dhana + adhipa) m. der Oberherr der Schätze, Beiname Kuvera's [Amarakoṣa 1, 1. 1, 64.] [Harivaṃśa 13872. Śiva’s] [Śivanāmasahasra]
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Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—Kubera [Kathāsaritsāgara 73, 42.]
Dhanādhipa (धनाधिप):—m. Beiname Kubera’s Auch auf Śiva übertragen.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
dhanādhipa (ဓနာဓိပ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[dhana+adhipa]
[ဓန+အဓိပ]
[Pali to Burmese]
dhanādhipa—
(Burmese text): (ဥစ္စာကို အစိုးရသော) ကုဝေရနတ်မင်း။
(Auto-Translation): (Kuwera, the god of wealth)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Adhipa, Dhana, Tana.
Starts with (+0): Dhanadhipati, Dhanadhipatya, Tanatipan, Tanatipati.
Full-text (+0): Dhanadhipati, Dhanadhyaksha.
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Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study) (by Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami)
Chapter 74 - The liberation of Dhanadhipa with the touch of water of Ganga
Chapter 3d - Incarnation of the mother Goddess as Ganga < [Study]
The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 374 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 120 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
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]
Goddess Laksmi < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Artha and Arthasastra in the Puranic Iconography < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
Vamana Legend—In the Vedas, Epics and Puranas < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)