Dridhahanu, Dṛḍhahanu: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Dṛḍhahanu can be transliterated into English as Drdhahanu or Dridhahanu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaDṛḍhahanu (दृढहनु):—One of the four sons of Syenajit (son of Viśada). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.23)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDṛḍhahanu (दृढहनु).—A son of Senajit.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 23. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 36.
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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: LokottaravādaDṛḍhahanu (दृढहनु) is the name of a Buddha under whom Śākyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddha’) acquired merit along the first through nine bhūmis, according to the Mahāvastu. There are in total ten bhūmis representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
Dṛḍhahanu is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the Mahāvastu during a conversation between Mahākātyāyana and Mahākāśyapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The Mahāvastu is an important text of the Lokottaravāda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDṛḍhahanu (दृढहनु).—name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu i.137.10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDṛḍhahanu (दृढहनु):—[=dṛḍha-hanu] [from dṛḍha > dṛh] m. ‘strong-jawed’, Name of a prince, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (cf. ḍha-dh).
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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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Partial matches: Dridha, Hanu.
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Full-text: Shyenajit, Brihadishuvamsha, Dridhashva, Dridhadhanus, Senajit.
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