Dharmasetu, Dharma-setu: 7 definitions

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Dharmasetu 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)

[«previous next»] — Dharmasetu in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु).—A son of Āryaka and Vaidhṛtā; an aṃśa of Hari in the epoch of the eleventh Manu.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 13. 26.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dharmasetu in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु).—an epithet of Śiva.

Derivable forms: dharmasetuḥ (धर्मसेतुः).

Dharmasetu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and setu (सेतु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु).—m. a dike for the protection of right, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 11315. A-pāṣaṇḍa-dharma-setu, m. a dike for the protection of right free from heresy, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 26, 22.

Dharmasetu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and setu (सेतु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Raghunātha. Bik. 384.

2) Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु):—by Tirumala Kavi. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 39.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dharmasetu (धर्मसेतु):—[=dharma-setu] [from dharma > dhara] m. barrier of l° or justice, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Āryaka, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dharmasetu in German

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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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