Dvaranayaka, Dvāranāyaka, Dvara-nayaka: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A village in Ceylon, given by Aggabodhi IV. for the maintenance of the padhanaghara built by him for Dathasiva (Cv.xlvi.13).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Dvāranāyaka (द्वारनायक).—a door-keeper, porter, warder.
-paḥ Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: dvāranāyakaḥ (द्वारनायकः).
Dvāranāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvāra and nāyaka (नायक). See also (synonyms): dvāragopa, dvārapa, dvārapāla, dvārapālaka.
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Dvāranāyaka (द्वारनायक).—a doorkeeper.
Derivable forms: dvāranāyakaḥ (द्वारनायकः).
Dvāranāyaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dvāra and nāyaka (नायक).
Dvāranāyaka (द्वारनायक):—[=dvāra-nāyaka] [from dvāra > dvāḥ] m. d°-keeper, porter, warder, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
Dvāranāyaka (द्वारनायक):—(dvāra + nā) m. Thürhüter, Kämmerer [Rājataraṅgiṇī 6, 325.]
Dvāranāyaka (द्वारनायक):—m. Thürhüter , Kämmerer.
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: Nayaka, Dvara.
Full-text: Dvarapa, Dvaragopa, Dvarapala, Dvarapalaka.
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