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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Dhanamitra (धनमित्र) is the name of an ancient king from Śrāvastī, according to chapter 4.3 [vimalanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“In this same Jambūdvīpa in the city Śrāvastī, the ornament of Bharata, there was a king Dhanamitra. A king, named Bali, who had come as a guest because of friendship with King Dhanamitra, lived in the same city. One day King Dhanamitra, the strength of his intellect undiminished, played akṣadyūta with Bali with gama and cara (i.e., two moves in some game played with dice and men, probably similar to backgammon). They engaged in killing and checking each other’s men like soldiers and developed the game like a violent battle. Longing with their whole souls to defeat each other, the kings bet their kingdoms. [...]”.

Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī Mahāvīra

Dhanamitra (धनमित्र) is the father of Ārya Vyakta: the fourth of the eleven gaṇadharas (group-leader) of Mahāvīra.—Śramaṇa Lord Mahāvīra’s congregation had 11 gaṇadharas. All these were Brahmin householders from different places. All these gaṇadharas (for example, Ārya Vyakta) were Brahmins by caste and Vedic scholars. After taking initiation, they all studied the 11 Aṅgas. Hence, all of them had the knowledge of the 14 pūrvas and possessed special attainments (labdhis).

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanamitra (धनमित्र).—[masculine] a man’s name.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhanamitra (धनमित्र):—[=dhana-mitra] [from dhana > dhan] m. Name of sub voce men, [Śakuntalā; Daśakumāra-carita]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhanamitra in German

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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: Mitra, Dhana, Tana.

Ends with: Pradhanamitra.

Full-text: Abhimarshin, Abhimamarshin, Abhimarshaka, Bali, Upahvara, Rudra, Vyakta, Aspada, Prithivi, Sudarshana.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Dhanamitra, Dhana-mitra; (plurals include: Dhanamitras, mitras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 8: Previous birth of Svayambhū < [Chapter III - Vimalanāthacaritra]

Part 11: Birth of Svayambhū < [Chapter III - Vimalanāthacaritra]

Part 4: Story of Durgandhā < [Chapter VII - The stories of Celaṇā’s one-pillared palace]

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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)

Part 2b - Justification of the title (Ubhayābhisārikā) [ubhaya-abhisārikā] < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]

Part 7 - The characters of the Ubhayābhisārikā < [Chapter 2 - Bhāṇa (critical study)]

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