Dharmaketu, Dharma-ketu: 9 definitions
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Dharmaketu means something in 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—Son of Niketana (son of Sunītha). His son was called Satyaketu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.17.8)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—A king of Bhārgava gotra. He was the son of Suketu and father of Satyaketu. (Navama Skandha, Bhāgavata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—A son of Suketana (Suketu, br. vā. and Viṣṇu-purāṇa) and father of Satyaketu.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—an epithet of Buddha.
Derivable forms: dharmaketuḥ (धर्मकेतुः).
Dharmaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु).—(1) name of a former Buddha (or of several such?): Lalitavistara 5.4; 172.14; Sukhāvatīvyūha 6.14; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 365.17 (here acc. sg. °ketunaṃ, in a verse); (2) name of a Bodhisattva: Gaṇḍavyūha 3.18; (3) name of a devaputra, one of the 16 guardians of the bodhimaṇḍa: Lalitavistara 277.14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—[=dharma-ketu] [from dharma > dhara] m. ‘having justice for a banner’, Name of a son of Su-ketu and father of Satya-ketu, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
3) [v.s. ...] a Jaina saint, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmaketu (धर्मकेतु):—[dharma-ketu] (tuḥ) 2. m. A Jaina sage.
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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: Tarma, Ketu, Dharma.
Full-text: Satyaketu, Suketana, Niketana, Suketu, Dhrishtaketu, Vibhu.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 17 - The Lunar Dynasty—The Descendants of Āyu, the Son of Purūravas < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Brahma Purana (critical study) (by Surabhi H. Trivedi)
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IV(b) - Anugīta-Gāthā < [Volume I]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 8 - The descendants of Purūravas’s son Āyus < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)