Dvadashara, Dvādaśāra, Dvadashan-ara: 5 definitions
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Dvadashara 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.
The Sanskrit term Dvādaśāra can be transliterated into English as Dvadasara or Dvadashara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDvādaśāra (द्वादशार) refers to the “twelve spokes” (of the right wheel of Śiva’s divine Chariot), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The right wheel was the sun and the left wheel was the moon. [...] The right wheel had twelve spokes (dvādaśāra). O great brahmin, the twelve Ādityas presided over them. The left wheel had sixteen spokes. O you of excellent rites, the sixteen spokes of the left side wheel consisted of the sixteen digits of the moon. All the asterisms embellished the left side. [...]”.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvādaśāra (द्वादशार).—[adjective] having twelve spokes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvādaśāra (द्वादशार):—[from dvā-daśa > dvā] mfn. having 12-spokes (as the wheel or cycle of the year), [Ṛg-veda 5; Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dvadasha, Ara.
Starts with: Dvadasharashiphala, Dvadasharatna, Dvadasharatni, Dvadasharatra.
Full-text: Ara, Rita, Jara, Divine chariot, Dharana.
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