The Sanskrit term Iṣvākāra can be transliterated into English as Isvakara or Ishvakara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Iṣvākāra (इष्वाकार) is the name of a mountain range in the Dhātakīkhaṇḍa continent surrounding the Lavaṇoda ocean which is situated in the “middle world” (madhyaloka), according to chapter 2.3 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“Next, the second continent, named Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, twice as wide, surrounds Lavaṇoda. Everything that is in Jambūdvīpa—Meru, zones, zone-mountains—is called by the same name in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, but is twice as large. It is divided by the Iṣvākāra Mountains running north and south, and in the east and west halves has the same names as Jambūdvīpa. The zone-mountains and the Iṣvākāras are like the spokes of a wheel, high as Niṣadha, touching Kāloda and Lavaṇa, and the zones are between the spokes”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Iṣvākāra (ಇಷ್ವಾಕಾರ):—[noun] the shape of an arrow.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Kshapavishvakara, Vishvakara.

Full-text: Dhatakikhanda, Pushkaradvipa, Pushkara.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Ishvakara, Iṣvākāra, Isvakara; (plurals include: Ishvakaras, Iṣvākāras, Isvakaras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 25: Description of Dhātakīkhaṇḍa < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]

Part 27: Description of Puṣkaradvīpa < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]

Part 5: Incarnation as Megharatha (continued) < [Chapter IV - Tenth incarnation as Megharatha]

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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 3.33 - The regions in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]

Verse 3.34 - The regions and mountains in the nearest half of Puṣkaradvīpa < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]

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