Dasharatra, Daśarātra, Dashan-ratra: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Daśarātra can be transliterated into English as Dasaratra or Dasharatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchDaśarātra (दशरात्र) refers to the “time of ten nights”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for ten nights (daśarātra), the best of Yogins who is established in himself sees any number of very secret and greatly strange things. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDaśarātra (दशरात्र).—a period of ten nights.
-traḥ a particular sacrifice lasting for ten days.
Derivable forms: daśarātram (दशरात्रम्).
Daśarātra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and rātra (रात्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśarātra (दशरात्र).—n.
(-traṃ) A period of ten days and nights. E. daśa, and rātra for rātri night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśarātra (दशरात्र).—[adjective] lasting ten days; [masculine] such a festival.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Daśarātra (दशरात्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Sv. Oppert. 1463. Proceed. Asb. 1869, 139.
2) Daśarātra (दशरात्र):—Sv. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 35.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśarātra (दशरात्र):—[=daśa-rātra] [from daśa] mfn. lasting 10 days, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxi]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a 10 days' ceremony, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra xxiii; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a 10 days' ceremony (forming the chief part of the Dvādaśāha), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xii; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] 10 days, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra,xxv; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Kauśika-sūtra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa; Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa (n., iii, 2, 12); Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśarātra (दशरात्र):—[daśa-rātra] (traṃ) 1. n. Ten nights.
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Partial matches: Dasa, Ratra, Te, Taca, Tacan, Dasharatra.
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