Nagadasaka, Nāgadāsaka, Nagadashaka: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Nagadasaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesKing of Magadha and son of Munda. He slew his father and ruled for twenty four years. The people deposed him and made Susunaga king in his place. Mhv.xvi.4 ff.; Sp.i.73; Dpv. iv.41; v.78; xi. 10, where he is called Dasaka. But see DA. i. 1.53, where his father is called Anuruddha.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāgadāśaka (नागदाशक):—[=nāga-dāśaka] [from nāga] m. (saka?) Name of a prince, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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