Durgadhyaksha, Durgādhyakṣa: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Durgādhyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Durgadhyaksa or Durgadhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDurgādhyakṣa (दुर्गाध्यक्ष).—The superintendent of fortresses; his qualifications.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 215. 39.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgādhyakṣa (दुर्गाध्यक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) The governor of a fortress. E. durga, and adhyakṣa supervisor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgādhyakṣa (दुर्गाध्यक्ष):—[from durga > dur] m. the governor of a fortress, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgādhyakṣa (दुर्गाध्यक्ष):—[durgā+dhyakṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
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Full-text: Durgadhikarin, Sahaya.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)