Dharanivaraha, Dharaṇīvarāha: 4 definitions
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Dharanivaraha means something in 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraDharaṇīvarāha (धरणीवराह) is the name of an ancient king from Pāṭaliputra (Pāṭaliputrapura), according to the twenty-second story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 96. Accordingly, “... there lived once on the earth a king, named Dharaṇīvarāha, who was lord of the town of Pāṭaliputra. In his realm, which abounded in Brāhmans, there was a royal grant to Brāhmans named Brahmasthala; and on it there lived a Brāhman of the name of Viṣṇusvāmin”.
The story of Dharaṇīvarāha is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharaṇīvarāha (धरणीवराह):—[=dharaṇī-varāha] [from dharaṇī > dhara] m. Name of a king, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Varaha, Dharani, Tarani.
Starts with: Dharanivarahasamvada.
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Full-text: Dharanivarahasamvada, Brahmasthala.
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AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
A critical review of antiquity, authorship and contents of Haramekhala: A medieval work on humanities < [Volume 32 (4); 2011 (Oct-Dec)]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 16 - Upendra I (A.D. 1266) < [Chapter XI - The Chalukyas]
Part 24 - Visvesvara (A D. 1377-1407) and Choda Ganga (A.D. 1391-1417) < [Chapter XI - The Chalukyas]
Part 3 - Teluguraya (A.D. 1438) < [Chapter XVIII - The Saluvas]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 69 - The Assembly of Sixty-eight Holy Spots < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 61 - The Greatness of Vaiṣṇava Tīrthas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XCVI < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
The Structural Temples of Gujarat (by Kantilal F. Sompura)
3. Temples of 16th century A.D. < [Chapter 5 - Structural temples after the end of the Caulukyan period (upto 1600 A.D.)]