Dharmakshetra, Dharma-kshetra, Dharmakṣetra: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dharmakṣetra can be transliterated into English as Dharmaksetra or Dharmakshetra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र):—The sacred field which helps the growth of and generates ideas about dharma.
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र) is another name for Kurukṣetra, one of the Tīrthas (holy places) mentioned in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—According to Vamanapurāṇa (2.24-25, 27, 33) when king Kuru, the son of Saṃvaraṇa ploughed the land there with the help of a golden plough, it was known by the name of Kurukṣetra. Nāradīyapurāṇa (II.64.6-7) speaks of Kurukṣetra as Brahmāvarta which lies in between the rivers Sarasvatī and Dṛṣadvatī. [...] In the introductory verse of the Bhagavadgītā it is called Dharmakṣetra.
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
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र).—
1) Bhāratavarṣa (the land of religion).
2) Name of a plain near Delhi, the scene of the great battle between the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas; धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः (dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.1.
-traḥ a virtuous or pious man.
Derivable forms: dharmakṣetram (धर्मक्षेत्रम्).
Dharmakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and kṣetra (क्षेत्र).
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र).—n. a plain in the north-west of India, [Bhagavadgītā, (ed. Schlegel.)] 1, 1.
Dharmakṣetra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and kṣetra (क्षेत्र).
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र).—[neuter] = kurukṣetra q.v.
1) Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र):—[=dharma-kṣetra] [from dharma > dhara] n. ‘law-field’ = kuru-kṣetra, q.v., [Bhagavad-gītā i. 1]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a man of piety and virtue, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र):—(traḥ) 1. n. The plain where the Kurus and Pāndus fought. m. A virtuous or pious man.
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र):—(dha + kṣe) n. das Gebiet des Gesetzes, Name eines heiligen Gebietes in der Gegend von Delhi, wo der grosse Kampf zwischen den Kuru und Pāṇḍava stattgefunden haben soll; gewöhnlich kurukṣetra genannt: dharmakṣetraṃ kurukṣetraṃ dvādaśayojanāvadhi [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 950.] dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ . māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva [Bhagavadgītā 1, 1.]
Dharmakṣetra (धर्मक्षेत्र):——
1) n. das Gebiet des Gesetzes , Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit , = kurukṣetra. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes. [VP.².4,175.]
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
Dharmakṣētra (ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ):—
1) [noun] a holy place.
2) [noun] India.
3) [noun] a devotedly religious or righteous man; a man of piety and virtue.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshetra, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.
Full-text: Kurukshetra, Li shen li tu, Brahmavarta, Kshetra, Fa xing.
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