Dehaka, Deha-ka: 4 definitions
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Dehaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchDehaka (देहक) refers to the “body”, according to the Mokṣopāya (verse 5.54.4-5, 9 and 16).—Accordingly, “When the first part of Om whose [entire] length consists of three and a half parts, was [articulated] as a clear sound by which the body (dehaka) quivered because the vital airs were slightly agitated, the process of expelling the vital airs, [which is] called Recaka, made the whole body empty, just as Agastya drank [all] the water [and made] the ocean [empty]...”.
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).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDehaka (देहक) refers to the “body”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.21 (“Description of the Special War”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara fought with Śiva’s Gaṇas: “[...] Kārttikeya the heroic son of Śiva then swiftly hit the Daitya Jalandhara with his spear and roared. With the body pierced through by the spear (śaktinirbhinna-dehaka), the Daitya fell on the ground with eyes rolling. But the powerful Asura swiftly stood up. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDehaka, (nt.)=deha; pl. limbs Th.2, 392; cp. ThA.258. (Page 331)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDehaka (देहक).—(Pali id.) = Sanskrit deha, body: vikopenti (see this) na dehakaṃ Mahāvastu i.168.18 (verse; -ka perhaps m.c.).
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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Starts with: Dehakana, Dehakara, Dehakartar, Dehakartri.
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Full-text: Videhaka, Dehakartar, Avadehaka, Ranitadehaka, Vikopeti, Vikopayati, Vajradehaka, Shaktinirbhinna, Vairambha.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 291 < [Volume 12 (1898)]
Buddhist iconography in and outside India (Study) (by Purabi Gangopadhyay)
Images of Kangi-ten (Ganapati) in Japan < [Chapter 4: Japanese Buddhist Iconography (a Comparative Study)]
The body in early Hatha Yoga (by Ruth Westoby)
The raw body < [Chapter 2 - Begin by cooking yourself]