Dandargala, Danda-argala, Daṇḍārgala: 2 definitions
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Kavya (poetry)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (kavya)Daṇḍārgala (दण्डार्गल) refers to an “(ivory) rod (function as a) bolt”, according to Bāṇa’s Kādambarī (p. 225).—Accordingly, while describing the shire of the Goddess Caṇḍikā, “[Then the portal to the sanctum sanctorum, a riot of colour and form:] She was being illuminated by the entrance, on which there were hanging cloths reddened by lamp-smoke, a row of bracelets made of peacock-throats festooned [over it], a garland of bells closely-set and pale with powdered flour-cakes, which supported two door-panels, [studded] with tin lion heads with thick, iron pins in their centers, barricaded with an ivory-rod bolt (datta-danta-daṇḍārgala), carrying [what seemed to be] a necklace of sparkling bubbles that were mirrors oozing yellow, blue and red [light]”.
Source: ÖAW: Tantric Communities in Context (kavya)Daṇḍārgala (दण्डार्गल) refers to the “ivory bolts” (of the entrance of a temple), according to Bāṇa’s depiction of the Caṇḍikā temple in his 7th century Kādambarī: a Sanskrit Kathā (poem) dealing revolving around the love story between prince Candrāpīḍa and the celestially beautiful princess Kādambarī.—Candrāpīḍa and his army come across the temple in the forest on their way from the Kailāsa mountain, the residence of his beloved Kādambarī, to Ujjayinī, where he was summoned to by his father Tārāpīḍa. Progressively advancing towards the inner parts of the temple area, the narrator provides a detailed description of the site and its central image of the goddess Caṇḍikā. [...] The inner courtyard leads to the entrance of a sanctuary, which is furnished with two door panels and ivory bolts (daṇḍārgala). [...]
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
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Partial matches: Argala, Danda, Tanta.
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