Dinnaga, Dinnāga, Diṅnāga, Dish-naga: 14 definitions
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Dinnaga 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Dinnāga (दिन्नाग).—The famous Buddhist dialectician Dinnāga came to Kāñcī to satisfy his intellectual and spiritual thirst and about the middle of the fourth century A.D.
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—A Sanskrit dramatist who lived between the second and fifth centuries A.D. "Dhīranāga" was his other name. The Sanskrit drama "KUNDAMĀLĀ" which is based on Uttara Rāmāyaṇa and has six acts, was composed by Diṅnāga. Diṅnāga, the Buddhist preacher and this Diṅnāga are two different persons. Vināyakā and Śiva are praised in the introductory stanzas of Kundamālā (A.B. Keith: Classical Sanskrit literature).
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग) refers to the “elephants of the quarters”, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: [After Dīrghatapas cursed the elephants]: “13. The elephants of the quarters (diṅnāga), attended by all the elephant tribes, went and said to the Lotus-born (Brahmā): ‘O god, when our kinsfolk have gone to earth by the power of fate, they may be a prey to diseases, because of unsuitable and undigested food due to eating coarse things and overeating, and other causes’. Thus addressed by them in their great distress, the Lotus-born replied to them: ‘[...]’.”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—
1) an elephant of the quarter of the compass; see दिग्गज (diggaja).
2) Name of a poet said to be a contemporary of Kālidāsa. (This interpretation is based on Mallinātha's gloss on diṅnāgānāṃ pathi pariharan sthūla- hastāvalepān Meghadūta 14; which is, however, very doubtful.)
Derivable forms: diṅnāgaḥ (दिङ्नागः).
Diṅnāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and nāga (नाग).
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—name of a teacher: Mahāvyutpatti 3481 (v.l. Dignāga; so Mironov with no v.l.).
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—m.
(-gaḥ) An elephant of the quarter: see diggaja.
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—m. an elephant supposed to support a quarter of the world, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 14.
Diṅnāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms diś and nāga (नाग).
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग).—[masculine] = dikkarin.
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted by Vācaspatimiśra Hall. p. 20. Mallinātha on Meghadūta 14 states that he was an opponent of Kālidāsa. He was the author of the buddhistic work Pramāṇasamuccaya. One verse is attributed to him in [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva] which however occurs in the Mahābhārata.
1) Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग):—[=diṅ-nāga] a etc. See under 2. diś.
2) [=diṅ-nāga] [from diṅ > diś] b m. = dik-karin, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Buddh. author ([varia lectio] dig-n) etc.
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग):—[diṅ-nāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Elephant of any quarter; one of eight.
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग):—(2. diś + nāga) m.
1) = dikkarin [Mahābhārata 6, 2866.] [Meghadūta 14.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 6, 5.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines buddh. Autors (dignāga) [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s im Bulletin historico-philologique. IV, 294.] [Lebensb. 310 (80).] [WASSILJEW 70 u.s.w.] [Vyutpatti oder Mahāvyutpatti 90.]
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Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग):—
2) Nomen proprium eines Autors [HALL 20.] ein Gegner Kālidāsa’s [Mallinātha] zu [Meghadūta 14.]
Diṅnāga (दिङ्नाग):—m. —
1) = dikkarin —
2) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer.
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
Diṅnāga (ದಿಙ್ನಾಗ):—[noun] = ದಿಗ್ಗಜ - [diggaja -] 1.
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, Din, Tin, Naga.
Starts with: Tinnakam.
Full-text: Yu long, Tinnakam, Chenna, Bhadantadinnaga, Zhang zhong lun, Dignaga, Dikkarin, Bauddhadarshana, Alambanapariksha, Ba lun, Yogacara, Apoha.
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