Dashakantha, Daśakaṇṭha, Dashan-kantha: 10 definitions
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Dashakantha means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Dashakantha has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Daśakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Dasakantha or Dashakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDaśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—(daśan + ka) adj. zehnhalsig; m. Beiname Rāvaṇa’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 706,] [Scholiast] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] daśakaṇṭhajit ( [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 8, 3]) und daśakaṇṭhāri ( [Raghuvaṃśa 8, 29]) Beinn. Rāma’s. Nach [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 2, 114] parox.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDaśakaṇṭha (दशकण्ठ):—m. Beiname Rāvaṇa’s [Bālarāmāyaṇa 32,15.] jit und kaṇṭhāti n. Beiname Rāma's.
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Dāśakaṇṭha (दाशकण्ठ):—Adj. dem Rāvaṇa gehörig [Bālarāmāyaṇa 268,17.]
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Partial matches: Dasa, Kantha, Tacan, Taca.
Starts with: Dashakanthajit, Dashakanthanigraha, Dashakanthari, Dashakanthay, Dashakanthaya.
Full-text: Dashakanthajit, Dashagriva, Dashakandhara, Dashakanthanigraha, Dashakanthari, Tacakantan, Dashakanthaya, Akunthita, Candrarashmi.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 4: Rāvaṇa’s sons < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Part 12: Conquest of Mathurā < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Part 5: Further exploits of Rāvaṇa < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Ramayana Story in Other Countries < [July – September, 1986]
Semantic Attitudinisation < [July – September, 1985]