Shakradhvaja, Śakradhvaja, Shakra-dhvaja: 7 definitions
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Shakradhvaja means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śakradhvaja can be transliterated into English as Sakradhvaja or Shakradhvaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraŚakradhvaja (शक्रध्वज) or Indradhvaja refers to a “flag-staff”, according to chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Note: Indradhvaja is a flag-staff with a large banner on top, and many smaller pennants attached, all up and down the staff. There are 108, or 1008, of these pennants.
Accordingly, “Pālaka, observing the Lord’s [i.e., Śakra’s] command, made a car that filled the sky with a flood of light from a thousand jeweled pillars; moving from the inference of a wish. [...] In front of the aerial car an Indradhvaja, one thousand yojanas high, shone like a mountain with cascades”.
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India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚakra-dhvaja.—cf. indra-daṇḍa. Note: śakra-dhvaja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚakradhvaja (शक्रध्वज).—a flag set up in honour of Indra; जृम्भमाणः सुविपुलं शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छ्रितम् (jṛmbhamāṇaḥ suvipulaṃ śakradhvajamivocchritam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.146.7.
Derivable forms: śakradhvajaḥ (शक्रध्वजः).
Śakradhvaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śakra and dhvaja (ध्वज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakradhvaja (शक्रध्वज).—n.
(-jaṃ) A pole or flag set up in honour of Indra. E. śakra and dhvaja a flag.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakradhvaja (शक्रध्वज):—[=śakra-dhvaja] [from śakra > śak] m. I°’s banner, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚakradhvaja (शक्रध्वज):—[śakra-dhvaja] (jaṃ) 1. n. Flag of or for Indra.
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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: Shakra, Dhvaja.
Starts with: Shakradhvajataru.
Full-text: Shakradhvajataru, Shakradhvajotsava, Shakrotthana, Indra-danda, Vaidala, Indradhvaja, Baidala.
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