Dhruvamandala, Dhruvamaṇḍala, Dhruva-mandala, Dhruvamamdala: 5 definitions

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Dhruvamandala 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

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

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Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Dhruvamaṇḍala (ध्रुवमण्डल) refers to one of the twenty-five Maṇḍalas (“esoteric designs”) mentioned in chapter 5 of the Pauṣkarasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text of almost 5900 verses divided into forty-three chapters presented as a frame-work dialogue between Pauṣkara and Bhagavān dealing with the esoteric meaning of maṇḍala-designs, worship routines and temple-building.—[Cf. chapter 5 named sarvatobhadrādimaṇḍa-lalakṣaṇa].

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhruvamandala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhruvamaṇḍala (ध्रुवमण्डल).—the polar region.

Derivable forms: dhruvamaṇḍalam (ध्रुवमण्डलम्).

Dhruvamaṇḍala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhruva and maṇḍala (मण्डल).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhruvamaṇḍala (ध्रुवमण्डल):—[=dhruva-maṇḍala] [from dhruva] n. the polar region.

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhruvamandala in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhruvamandala in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhruvamaṃḍala (ಧ್ರುವಮಂಡಲ):—[noun] = ಧ್ರುವ [dhruva]2 - 2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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