Dimbhaka, Ḍimbhaka: 7 definitions
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Dimbhaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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)
Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक).—A Dānava king.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 122.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Ḍimbhaka).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक).—(-mbhikā f.)
1) A young child.
2) Any young animal.
Derivable forms: ḍimbhakaḥ (डिम्भकः).
1) Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक):—[from ḍimbha] mf(ikā). a new-born child, young animal, [Śakuntalā] (in Prākṛt [varia lectio])
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a general of Jarā-saṃdha, [Mahābhārata ii, 576 and 601 ff.; Harivaṃśa]
Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक):—
1) m. f. = ḍimbha [1.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] Knabe im Prākrit [Chezy’s Ausgabe des Śākuntala 153, 8.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Heerführers des Jarāsaṃdha, jüngeren Bruders des Haṃsa und Sohnes des Brahmadatta, [Mahābhārata 2, 576. 601. 605.] [Harivaṃśa 15379. 15404. fgg.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 608.]
Ḍimbhaka (डिम्भक):—m. —
1) * = ḍimbha
1) a). Auch f. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Heerführers des Jarāsaṃdha.
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
Ḍiṃbhaka (ಡಿಂಭಕ):—[noun] = ಡಿಂಭ [dimbha].
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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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Mahapurana of Puspadanta (critical study) (by Ratna Nagesha Shriyan)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
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Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 6 - Rājagṛha supreme seat (a): King Jarāsandha < [Chapter II - Origin and Function of Rājagṛha as the seat of Monarchy]