Dronamukha, Droṇamukha, Drona-mukha: 9 definitions
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Dronamukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismDroṇamukha (द्रोणमुख) is a Sanskrit technical term, referring to a city being approachable by both the paths of land and water.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraDroṇamukha (द्रोणमुख) refers to “towns accessible both by land and sea”, as mentioned in chapter 1.4 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:
“Bharata shone like the moon, because of his form giving delight to the eyes; like the sun, because of his brilliance hard to endure; like the ocean whose center is inaccessible changed into human form; like dharma of mankind that had attained lordship over mankind. [...] He was supreme lord of ninety-nine thousand towns accessible both by land and sea (droṇamukha), [...]”.
Note: These definitions (i.e., droṇamukha) are from Kalpasūtra (Kiraṇāvalī commentary) 1. 88, p. 73b.
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 dictionaryDroṇamukha (द्रोणमुख).—the capital of 4 villages; चतुःशतग्राम्या द्रोणमुखम् (catuḥśatagrāmyā droṇamukham) Kau. A.22.
Derivable forms: droṇamukham (द्रोणमुखम्).
Droṇamukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms droṇa and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDroṇamukha (द्रोणमुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) The capital of a district, the chief of four hundred villages.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Droṇamukha (द्रोणमुख):—[=droṇa-mukha] [from droṇa] n. the chief of 400 villages, [Divyāvadāna] (khya, [ib.])
2) [v.s. ...] the end of a valley ([varia lectio] ṇī-m).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDroṇamukha (द्रोणमुख):—[droṇa-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. The capital of a district, chief of 400 villages.
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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 corpusDrōṇamukha (ದ್ರೋಣಮುಖ):—[noun] the administrative city that has jurisdiction over four surrounding towns and villages.
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Drōṇāmukha (ದ್ರೋಣಾಮುಖ):—[noun] = ದ್ರೋಣಮುಖ [dronamukha].
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: Drona, Mukha.
Full-text: Utkata, Tonamukam, Dronimukha, Drona, Sthanaka, Dronagraka, Pushkarasarin, Bhrigukaccha, Utsada.
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