Dhanga, Dhaṅga, Ḍhaṅga: 3 definitions
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Dhanga means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Dhaṅga is the name of a king who belonged to the Chandela (Chandella) dynasty. In a Khajuraho inscription of V.S. 1011 (954 A.D.), Chandella Dhaṅga, who ruled over the territory to the east of the kingdom of the contemporary Pratihāra ruler Harirāja, acknowledges the Gurjara-Pratihāra emperor Vināyakapāla as his overlord. According to the Khajuraho inscription of 954 A.D., Dhaṅga’s dominions extended in the west upto Gopagiri (Gwalior) and Bhāsvat on the Mālavanadī (possibly Bhilsa on the Betwa)
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryḍhaṅga (ढंग).—m ( H) An unbecoming course or procedure; licentious practices; wild tricks and pranks. āpalyā ḍhaṅgāvara yēṇēṃ To drop the mask; to show the cloven hoof; to discover the natural disposition.
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ḍhāṅga (ढांग).—f ē ( H) A stride or a step. 2 The space between the thighs of one standing up. Ex tyānēṃ tyāsa ḍhāṅgēnta āvaḷilēṃ 3 Sometimes used for the thigh or whole leg.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍhaṅga (ढंग).—m Wild tricks and pranks. An un- becoming course. āpalyā ḍhaṅgāvara yēṇēṃ To drop the mask.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Starts with (+22): Dhangada, Dhangadadhinga, Dhangadadhingada, Dhangadanem, Dhangade, Dhangadhotra, Dhangadhotrekari, Dhangado, Dhangadya, Dhangala, Dhangalanem, Dhangalow, Dhangamaru, Dhangar, Dhangara, Dhangaranga, Tanka, Tanka-puvirakan, Tanka-valaipu, Tankacalai.
Ends with (+1): Apadhanga, Arddhanga, Ardhanga, Bedhanga, Bidhanga, Digdhanga, Dridhanga, Gudhanga, Kudhanga, Maladigdhanga, Pankadigdhanga, Ranga-na-dhanga, Rangadhanga, Rikamadhanga, Rikamedhanga, Shiledari Dhanga, Sudhanga, Tanka, Vadhanga, Vamardhamga.
Full-text: Dhankala, Dhangi, Shiledari Dhanga, Dhangadhotra, Rangadhanga, Rangadi, Vadhanga, Shiledari, Dhangala, Hammiravira, Mandanem.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.338 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
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Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Sanskrit Inscriptions (L): The Candella < [Chapter 3]
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