Giridvara, Giridvāra, Giri-dvara: 8 definitions
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Giridvara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार) refers to the “threshold of the mountain”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43 (“Description of Śiva’s wonderful sport”).—Accordingly, as Brāhma narrated to Nārada: “Thus, urged by ignorance, O sage, she [i.e., Menā] went to the terrace along with you to see Śiva. Then Śiva, realising her false pride in herself, spoke to Viṣṇu and me as a part of His wonderful sport. [Śiva said:—] ‘At my bidding, O dear ones, both of you go one by one accompanied by the gods to the threshold of the mountain (giridvāra). I shall follow afterwards’”.
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
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार).—a mountain-pass.
Derivable forms: giridvāram (गिरिद्वारम्).
Giridvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms giri and dvāra (द्वार).
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार).—n. a mountain-pass.
Giridvāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms giri and dvāra (द्वार).
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार):—[=giri-dvāra] [from giri > gir] n. a mountain-pass, [Mahābhārata vii, 349.]
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार):—(giri + dvāra) n. Gebirgspass [Mahābhārata 7, 349.]
Giridvāra (गिरिद्वार):—n. Gebirgspass.
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.
Pali-English dictionary
giridvāra (ဂိရိဒွါရ) [(na) (န)]—
[giri+dvāra]
[ဂိရိ+ဒွါရ]
[Pali to Burmese]
giridvāra—
(Burmese text): တောင်တံခါးဝ၊ (ဝင်္ကပါ) တောင်အဝင်ဝ။
(Auto-Translation): Southern entrance, (Winkaba) Southern inner entrance.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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