Darimukha, Dari-mukha, Darīmukha: 8 definitions
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Darimukha 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 Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDarimukha (दरिमुख).—Born of Pulaha.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 178.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Pacceka Buddha. See Darimukha Jataka.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDarimukha (दरिमुख) or Darīmukha (दरीमुख).—
1) a mouth like a cave.
2) the opening of a cave.
3) cave representing a mouth; दुरीमुखोत्थेन समीरणेन (durīmukhotthena samīraṇena) Kumārasambhava 1.8; R.13.47.
Derivable forms: darimukham (दरिमुखम्), darīmukham (दरीमुखम्).
Darimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dari and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDarīmukha (दरीमुख).—I. n. 1. a mouth resembling a cave, Mahābhārata 7, 6437, a. 2. the aperture of a cave, ib. b. 3. a cave representing a mouth, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 13, 47. Ii. m. a proper name, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 39, 32.
Darīmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms darī and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Darīmukha (दरीमुख):—[=darī-mukha] [from darī > dara] n. a mouth like a cave, [Mahābhārata vii, 6437]
2) [v.s. ...] the opening of a cave, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] a cave representing a mouth, [Kumāra-sambhava i, 8; Raghuvaṃśa xiii, 47]
4) [v.s. ...] m. ‘cave-mouthed’, Name of a monkey, [Rāmāyaṇa iv]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Pratyeka-buddha, [Jātakamālā 378].
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDarīmukha refers to: entrance of a cave Vism.110.
Note: darīmukha is a Pali compound consisting of the words darī and mukha.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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