Dig: 3 definitions
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Dig means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Dig (दिग्):—[from diś] in [compound] for 2. diś.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Dig (दिग्):——an allomorph of [dik; —gaṃta]; the end of space; the horizon; —[gaṃtara] the interval space between two directions; ~[gaṃtavyāpī] extend ing to the end of, or all, space, permeating the horizons, gone far and wide; ~[ggaja] one of the eight elephants mythologically supposed to support the earth in tact in the eight different directions; a giant or pre-eminent person (in any field of activity); ~[gdarśaka yaṃtra] a compass; ~[gdigaṃta (meṃ)] all over, (in) all directions; ~[gbhrama/gbhrāṃti] loss of bearings, directional confusion; ~[gbhramita/gbhrāta] one who has lost his bearings, strayed, gone astray; ~[gvasana/gvastra] see [digaṃbara]; ~[gvijaya] universal conquest, subjugation of many realms in all directions; ~[gvijayī] a conqueror of many realms or the world; ~[vyāpī]/~[vyāpta] permeating all space, spreading in all directions; gone far and wide.
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Nepali dictionary
Dig is another spelling for डिग [ḍiga].—n. target of gun, rifle, etc.; aim;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+23): Digadhipa, Digagata, Digambara, Digambari, Diganekapa, Digangana, Diganta, Digantara, Digavasthana, Digbandha, Digbandhana, Digbhaga, Digbheda, Digbhrama, Digdaha, Digdaivata, Digdantin, Digdarshana, Digdarshin, Digdarshini.
Full-text (+507): Digambara, Digdaha, Diggaja, Digvijaya, Digvibhaga, Digbhaga, Diganta, Digvasas, Digantara, Digdarshana, Digdevata, Digishvara, Khan, Digdesha, Digisha, Digjaya, Digvarana, Digibha, Digbandha, Rad.
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Search found 265 books and stories containing Dig; (plurals include: Digs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda VI, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [Sixth Kanda]
Kanda VI, adhyaya 5, brahmana 4 < [Sixth Kanda]
Kanda III, adhyaya 5, brahmana 4 < [Third Kanda]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expiation (Pācittiya) 10
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2: Permutations < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 2]
Translation of the term bhikkhu < [Translator’s Introduction]
Believers, Attractiveness and Values < [Volume 12, Issue 3 (2021)]
The Theology of Dog Training in Vicki Hearne’s Adam’s Task < [Volume 10, Issue 1 (2019)]
A Prison Philosopher: A Personal Essay < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 483 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 299 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 258 < [English-Mizo (1 volume)]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 4.5: Digging of the Uparavas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 4.6: Construction of the Sadas < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 3.2: Construction of the Uttaravedī < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Temple worship and Rituals as per Shaiva Agamas (by Gayathri Balasubramanian)
Part 2.6 - The ritual of Adhyeshtaka-sthapana (placing of the first bricks) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 2.1 - The ritual of Desha-Nirdesha (Description of sites) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]
Part 2.2 - The ritual of Bhu-pariksha (Examination of sites) < [Chapter 3 - Temple Rituals]