In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

1) Velādhara (वेलाधर) refers to a “guardian of the coast”.

2) Velādhāra (वेलाधार) or Velādhārin refers to a class of Gods representing a division of the Nāgakumāras.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Velādhara (वेलाधर):—[=velā-dhara] [from velā > vel] m. a kind of bird (= bhāraṇḍa), [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

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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: Dhara, Vela, Tara.

Full-text: Veladharin.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 6: Departure of the princes < [Chapter V - Life and death of the sons of Sagara]

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