Dharadhara, Dhara-adhara, Dhara-dhara, Dharādhara, Dhārādhara: 17 definitions
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Dharadhara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Dharādhara (धराधर) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified under the group named Lalita, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 56. The Lalita group contains twenty-five out of a sixty-four total prāsādas (temples) classified under four groups in this chapter. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.
Dharādhara is mentioned in another group (Sāndhāra) from the same list in the Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 56. This group contains 9 unique temple types.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Dharādhara (धराधर) is synonymous with Mountain (śaila) and is mentioned in a list of 24 such synonyms according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., Dharādhara], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Dharādharā (धराधरा) refers to one of the “thousand names of Kumārī”, as mentioned in the Kumārīsahasranāma, which is included in the 10th chapter of the first part (prathamabhāga) of the Rudrayāmala-Uttaratantra: an ancient Tantric work primarily dealing with the practice of Kuṇḍalinī-yoga, the worship of Kumārī and discussions regarding the Cakras. This edition is said to be derived of the Rudrayāmalatantra and consists of 6000 verses in 90 chapters (paṭalas) together with the Saralā-Hindīvyākhyopetam (i.e., the Rudrayamalam Uttaratantram with Sarala Hindi translation).—Dharādharā is mentioned in śloka 1.10.103.—The chapter notes that one is granted the rewards obtained by reciting the text even without the performance of pūjā (worship), japa, snāna (bathing) and puraścaryā
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Dharādhara (धराधर) refers to “mountains”, 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, Īśāna, lord of all beings and gods, and above the sun, moon and Brahmā. All gods whoever in the earth and Nāgas, mountains (dharādhara) 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
Marathi-English dictionary
dharādhara (धराधर) [or री, rī].—f (dharaṇēṃ by redup.) A violent and hurried seizing and apprehending (as of offenders.)
dharādhara (धराधर) [or rī, or री].—f A violent and hurried seizing and apprehending (as of offenders)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Dharādhara (धराधर).—
1) a mountain.
2) an epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa.
3) of Śeṣa. °इन्द्रः (indraḥ) Name of Himālaya; Śiśupālavadha 1.5.
Derivable forms: dharādharaḥ (धराधरः).
Dharādhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharā and dhara (धर).
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर).—
1) holder of streams, a cloud; धातः किं नु विधौ विधातुमुचितो धाराधराडम्बरः (dhātaḥ kiṃ nu vidhau vidhātumucito dhārādharāḍambaraḥ) Bv.1.4.
2) a sword.
Derivable forms: dhārādharaḥ (धाराधरः).
Dhārādhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhārā and dhara (धर).
Dharādhara (धराधर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A name of Vishnu. 2. A mountain. E. dharā the earth, and dhara who or what sustains. viṣṇau, parvate, anante ca .
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A cloud. 2. A sword. E. dhārā rain or an edge, and dhara what has.
Dharādhara (धराधर).—I. adj. holding, supporting the earth, Mahābhārata 13, 6860. Ii. m. a mountain, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 35, 24;
Dharādhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharā and dhara (धर).
Dharādhara (धराधर).—[adjective] & [masculine] = dharaṇidhara.
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर).—[masculine] cloud (water-bearer).
Dhārādhara (धाराधर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
1) Dharādhārā (धराधारा):—[from dhara] a f. ‘support of the mountains’, the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Dharādhara (धराधर):—[=dharā-dhara] [from dharā > dhara] m. ‘earth-bearer’, Name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) Dharādharā (धराधरा):—[=dharā-dharā] [from dharā-dhara > dharā > dhara] f. mountain, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
4) Dharādhārā (धराधारा):—[from dharā > dhara] b (rādh) f. the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—[=dhārā-dhara] [from dhārā > dhāra] 1. dhārā-dhara m. ‘water-bearer’, a cloud, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa] etc.
6) [=dhārā-dhara] [from dhārā] 2. dhārā-dhara m. sword, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
1) Dharādhara (धराधर):—[dharā-dhara] (raḥ) 1. m. A name of Vishnu; a mountain; a tortoise.
2) Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—[dhārā-dhara] (raḥ) 1. m. A cloud; a sword.
Dharādhara (धराधर):—(dharā + dhara)
1) adj. subst. die Erde tragend, erhaltend. Stütze der Erde [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 17, 35.] Beiw. Viṣṇu’s oder Kṛṣṇa’s [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 356.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 258. fg.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 270.] [Mahābhārata 13, 6860. 6867.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 18, 2.] —
2) m. Berg [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 25. 165.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Mahābhārata 1, 6617. 6, 4175.] [Harivaṃśa 11851.] [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 35, 24. 4, 22, 23.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 42 (43),25.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. f. ā [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 53, 21. 69, 19.]
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—1. (1. dhārā + dhara) m. Wolke [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 8.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 357.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 164.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 259.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 270.] [Mahābhārata 4, 2039.] [Harivaṃśa 11851.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 19, 16.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 20.] [Gedicht vom Vogel Cātaka 4. 7.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 10, 185.]
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—2. (2. dhārā + dhara) m. Schwert [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 357.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 145] (fälschlich dharā). [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 259.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 270.]
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Dharādhārā (धराधारा):—(dhara Berg + ādhāra) f. die Erde [Halāyudha 2, 2.]
Dharādhara (धराधर):——
1) Adj. die Erde tragend , — erhaltend , Stütze der Erde. Auch Beiw. Viṣṇu’s oder Kṛṣṇa's. —
2) m. (adj. Comp. f. ā) Berg.
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Dharādhārā (धराधारा):—f. die Erde.
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—1. m. Wolke.
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Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—2. m. Schwert
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dhārādhara (ಧಾರಾಧರ):—[noun] a cloud.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Dharadhara (धरधर):—adv. (as of water) to drip in a stream;
2) Dhārādhara (धाराधर):—n. cloud;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Adhara, Dhara, Tara.
Starts with: Dharadharagama, Dharadharanatatpara, Dharadharanatatpara, Dharadharanem, Dharadharastha, Dharadharastha, Dharadharatyaya, Tarataram.
Full-text (+1): Tara, Tarataram, Hadabada, Dhara, Vasumdharadhara, Varshadharadhara, Dharadharendra, Dharadharatyaya, Dharadharagama, Dharadharodyana, Dharadhar, Vasudhadhara, Vasantadharadhara, Adhara, Dhardhar, Dharadharastha, Nityacarapradipa, Mishraka, Caila, Lalita.
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