Dhvanta, Dhvānta, Dhvamta: 17 definitions

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Dhvanta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—One of the names in the third Marut gaṇa.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 126. N
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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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Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Google Books: Studies in the History of the Exact Sciences (Astronomy)

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त) refers to the “darkness”, according to the Ghaṭikāyantraghaṭanāvidhi, an unpublished manuscript describing the ritual connected with the setting up of the water clock and its invocation.—Accordingly, “[Now the pala-verses]: Do not, O pretty one, at the end of the bright fortnight, sleep at a place open to the sky. Should it turn night, the cruel Rāhu, starving with hunger and roaming hither and thither, may eat you up, taking your pretty round face for the full moon. Therefore, after darkness [i.e., dhvānta], make your bed at a secluded place inside the house”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त) refers to the “darkness (of many conflicting opinions)”, according to the Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma: an influential 15th-century Sanskrit manual on Hatha-Yoga dealing with techniques to channel one’s vital energy.—Accordingly, “The compassionate Svātmārāma presents the Haṭhapradīpikā for those ignorant of Rājayoga because of their confusion in the darkness (dhvānta) of many [conflicting] opinions”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त) refers to “darkness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahmā, in Indra’s abode, in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness (dhvānta), thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants”.

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त) refers to “darkness”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “The fire of passion becomes extinguished, desire flows away, darkness (dhvānta) disappears [and] the light of knowledge shines forth in the heart for men from the repetition of the reflections”.

Synonyms: Andhakāra.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dhvānta (ध्वांत).—n S (Poetry.) Thick darkness.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dhvānta (ध्वांत).—n Thick darkness.


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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—

1) Darkness; ध्वान्तं नीलनिचोलचारु सुदृशां प्रत्यङ्गमालिङ्गति (dhvāntaṃ nīlanicolacāru sudṛśāṃ pratyaṅgamāliṅgati) Gītagovinda 11; N.19.42; Śiśupālavadha 4.62.

2) Hell (naraka) ध्वान्तं न याह्यकरुणेन यमेन दूरम् (dhvāntaṃ na yāhyakaruṇena yamena dūram) Bhāgavata 6.14.55.

3) the quality of darkness or ignorance (tamoguṇa).

Derivable forms: dhvāntam (ध्वान्तम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—n.

(-ntaṃ) Darkness. E. dhvan to sound, kta affix deriv. irr.

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

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—see 1. dhvan.

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

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—1. [adjective] dark; [neuter] darkness.

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Dhvānta (ध्वान्त).—2. [masculine] a cert. wind.

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

1) Dhvānta (ध्वान्त):—[from dhvāna] 1. dhvānta m. Name of a wind, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]

2) [v.s. ...] (also) sounding, roaring, [Mānava-gṛhya-sūtra]

3) 2. dhvānta mfn. (√1. dhvan cf. [Pāṇini vii, 2, 18]), covered, veiled, dark

4) n. darkness, night, [Ṛg-veda]; etc.

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

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त):—(ntaṃ) 1. m. Darkness.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dhvānta (ध्वान्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhaṃta.

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Dhvanta 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhvāṃta (ಧ್ವಾಂತ):—

1) [noun] absence of light; darkness.

2) [noun] (myth.) name of a hell.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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