Candisha, Caṇḍīśa, Candi-isha: 7 definitions
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Candisha 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.
Candisha has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Caṇḍīśa can be transliterated into English as Candisa or Candisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandisa.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchCaṇḍīśa (चण्डीश):—(caṇḍī + īśa) m. der Gemahl der Caṇḍī, Śiva [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 5, 17.]
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Caṇḍīśa (चण्डीश):—, tīrtha ebend. [76,b,42.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungCaṇḍīśa (चण्डीश):—m. Beiname Śiva’s [Naiṣadhacarita 8,33.] [Bālarāmāyaṇa 82,3.]
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: Candisaparyakrama, Candishanayaka, Candishapurana, Candishataka, Candishatirtha.
Full-text: Candeshvara, Candishapurana, Candishatirtha, Candisaparyakrama, Varamurti, Candishanayaka, Isha.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Candisha, Caṇḍīśa, Candi-isha, Candisa, Candi-isa, Caṇḍī-īśa; (plurals include: Candishas, Caṇḍīśas, ishas, Candisas, isas, īśas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 42 - Caṇḍīśa < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 309 - Greatness of Four-Faced Vināyaka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 311 - Greatness of Gopālasvāmī Hari (Gopālasvāmin) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 17 - Śukra is Confined by Kṛtyā inside Her Vulva < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 39 - Preparations of ground for constructing temples
Chapter 145 - Different kinds of mantras and the rites of locating them
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 5 - Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice < [Book 4 - Fourth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Lalitopakhyana (Lalita Mahatmya) (by G.V. Tagare)