Dharanapriya, Dharaṇapriyā: 4 definitions
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In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: The Jaina IconographyDharaṇapriyā (धरणप्रिया) (or Vairoṭi, Aparājitā) is the name of the Yakṣa accompanying Mallinātha: the nineteenth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—The Jaina books point out to us the emblem of a water-jar distinguishing Mallinātha sharply from his predecessors as well as his successors. His special attendant goblins or technically Śāsana-devatās are known as Kubera and Dharaṇapriyā (Digambara: Aparājitā). Rājā Suluma stands by his side as a Chowri-beaver. The Kevala tree in his case goes by the name of Aśoka.
The Yakṣiṇī, in her Śvetāmbara appearance, is to be represented as seated on a lotus, and carrying in her hands Varada, rosary, citrus, and Śakti. Aparājitā, the Digambara counterpart, is represented by their texts as a Goddess riding a lion and bearing hands, equipped with a citrus, sword, shield and Vara-mudrā. The citrus symbol, in both the forms, makes the goddess typically a Yakṣiṇī. The name Vairoṭi occurs in connection with the Vidyādevīs and as a presiding deity over learning, she has a lion as her vehicle. We find, however, the lion symbol in the case of Aparājitā, the Digambara form of the Yakṣiṇī. We had occasion of describing Vairoṭi as the Digambara counterpart of Vijayā. There seems to be an exchange in the pair of combinations. Vijayā and Aparājitā seem to be the same in meaning; the original idea of both must have been derived from that of Durgā, who bears the same names in Brahmanism.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharaṇapriyā (धरणप्रिया):—[=dharaṇa-priyā] [from dharaṇa > dhara] f. Name of the goddess executing the commands of the 19th Arhat, [Jaina literature]
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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.
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Partial matches: Dharana, Priya, Tarana.
Full-text: Suluma, Aparajita, Mallinatha, Vairoti.
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Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Images of Tīrthaṅkara Mallinātha < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]