Alternative spellings of this word include Dikchakra.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

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

Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र) refers to “all quarters of the globe”, 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 (dikcakra), on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants”.

Synonyms: Diksamūha.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र).—

1) the horizon; Ratnāvalī 3.5.

2) the whole world.

Derivable forms: dikcakram (दिक्चक्रम्).

Dikcakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and cakra (चक्र).

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

Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र).—n. the real horizon, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 74, 1.

Dikcakra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and cakra (चक्र).

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

Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र).—[neuter] circuit of the quarters of the compass, horizon.

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

1) Dikcakra (दिक्चक्र):—[=dik-cakra] [from dik > diś] n. the circuit of the q° of the compass, the horizon, [Ratnāvalī iii, 5]

2) [v.s. ...] the compass, the whole world, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Dikcakra 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dikcakra (ದಿಕ್ಚಕ್ರ):—

1) [noun] an imaginary, flat circle delineating the directions.

2) [noun] the line where the sky seems to meet the earth; horizon.

3) [noun] the entire world.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dish, Dik, Cakra.

Starts with: Dikcakrabala, Dikcakravala.

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