Dikpala, Dik-pala, Dikpāla, Dish-pala: 19 definitions
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Dikpala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDikpāla (दिक्पाल):—(2. diś + pāla) m. Hüter einer Weltgegend (von best. Göttern) [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 225.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1252.]
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Dikpāla (दिक्पाल):—[Halāyudha 1, 100.] bei den Jaina [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 320.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDikpāla (दिक्पाल):—m. Hüter einer Himmelsgegend.
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: Dish, Dik, Paala, Pala.
Starts with: Dikpalaka, Dikpalastuti, Dikpalatana.
Ends with: Ashtadikpala, Kundadikpala.
Full-text (+140): Ashtadikpala, Dikpalastuti, Indra, Dishapala, Yama, Agni, Varuna, Vayu, Digindra, Lokapala, Dak, Agnayi, Ishana, Amaravati, Samyamini, Mahodaya, Shuddhavati, Krishnavati, Manohara, Tejovati.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.2.93-94 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Kailasanathar Temple < [Chapter XIV - Conclusion]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Tīrthaṅkara Pārśvanātha with Planetary deities and Dikpālas type < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Dikpālas type of Candraprabha Sculpture < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Jain images from Ancient Bengal (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.2.9 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)