Dendera, Dandara, Daṇḍāra: 10 definitions

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Dendera means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

Daṇḍāra (दण्डार) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Daṇḍārī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Medinīcakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the medinīcakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs and Vīras [viz., Daṇḍāra] are yellow in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

daṇḍārā (दंडारा) [or ळा, ḷā].—a Having raised seams; having the line or stripe called daṇḍa--a garment.

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dāṇḍārā (दांडारा).—m (dāṇḍā) The backbone: also the stem of any large coarse leaf (as of the Palm or Plantain). 2 The bridge of the nose. 3 Used for dāṇḍā in some other senses.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

dāṇḍārā (दांडारा).—m The backbone; The bridge of the nose.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Daṇḍāra (दण्डार).—[daṇḍamṛcchati ṛ-aṇ upa° sa°]

1) A carriage.

2) A potter's wheel.

3) A raft, boat.

4) An elephant in rut.

5) A bow or any other instrument.

Derivable forms: daṇḍāraḥ (दण्डारः).

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

Daṇḍāra (दण्डार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A carriage, a vehicle. 2. A potter’s wheel. 3. A bow or any instrument for casting arrows or darts. 4. An elephant in rut, a furious or intoxicated elephant. E. daṇḍa a stick, to go, and aṇ aff. daṇḍaṃ ṛcchati .

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

1) Daṇḍāra (दण्डार):—[from daṇḍa] m. ‘having a flag-staff’, a carriage, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘having oars’, a boat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a potter’s wheel (cf. ḍabhṛt), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] ‘having a staff’, a bow, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] an elephant in rut, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Daṇḍāra (दण्डार):—(raḥ) 1. m. A carriage; a potter’s wheel; a bow; elephant in rut; furious elephant.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dendera 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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