The Sanskrit term Tridaśālaya can be transliterated into English as Tridasalaya or Tridashalaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय) refers to “heavenly happiness”, mentioned as one of the potential rewards of Śiva-worship, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.12:—“[...] those who desire magnificent buildings, beautiful ornaments, beautiful women, wealth to satiety, sons and grandsons, health, splendid body, extraordinary status, heavenly happiness (tridaśālaya) and final salvation or profound devotion to the great lord shall duly worship Śiva by virtue of their merit accumulated by them. Sure success will be his who regularly worships Śiva liṅga with great devotion. He will never be afflicted by sins”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय).—m.

(-yaḥ) 1. Swarga, Indra'S heaven or paradise. 2. The mountain Sumeru. E. tridaśa a deity, and ālaya an abode.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय).—m. 1. the heaven. 2. a deity.

Tridaśālaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tridaśa and ālaya (आलय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय).—1. [masculine] the residence of the gods, i.e. heaven.

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Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय).—2. [masculine] a dweller in heaven, a god.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय):—[=tri-daśālaya] [from tri-daśa > tri] m. ‘abode of the gods’, heaven, [Mahābhārata iii; Rāmāyaṇa i; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the mountain Su-meru, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a heaven-dweller, god, [Mahābhārata iii, 1725]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tridaśālaya (त्रिदशालय):—[tridaśā+laya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Indra's heaven; the mountain Sumeru.

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Tridashalaya in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Tri, Tridasha, Alaya.

Full-text: Tridashavasa, Alaya.

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