Dvarata, Dvāratā: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Dvarata 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Dvāratā (द्वारता) [=Dvāra?] refers to a “door (to beatitude)”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.88-90.—Accordingly: “The wise say that death is the natural state of embodied creatures and life is a change in that state. If a being remains breathing even for a moment it is surely fortunate. The foolish man regards the loss of his dear one as a dart shot into his heart. Another man looks on the same as a dart that has been pulled out, for it is a door to beatitude (kuśala-dvāratā). When we are taught that our own body and soul unite and then separate, tell me which wise person should be tormented by separation from the external objects of the senses?”.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDvāratā (द्वारता).—[dvāra + tā], f. Access, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 11, 18.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dvāratā (द्वारता):—[=dvāra-tā] [from dvāra > dvāḥ] f. the being the way to or the occasion of ([compound]), [Raghuvaṃśa; Kādambarī]
2) [v.s. ...] a door, gate
3) [v.s. ...] an entrance, way, access, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Dvaratalakadhara.
Ends with: Guttadvarata, Indriyesu Gutta Dvarata, Kushaladvarata.
Full-text: Nyayadvaratarakashastra, Anavata, Dvara, Guttadvarata, Avata, Kushala, Bojjhanga, Samadhi.
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The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
The second Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha attributes (3): Vijjācaraṇa sampanno < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)