Dvapara, Dvāpara: 19 definitions

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Dvapara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Wörterbuch

Dvāpara (द्वापर):—(dvā + para) m. n.

1) derjenige Würfel (dieses wahrscheinlicher) oder diejenige Würfelseite, welche mit zwei Augen bezeichnet ist (s. den Schol. zu [Chāndogyopaniṣad 4, 1, 4] und [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 285,] [Nalopākhyāna),] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 30, 18.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 4, 3, 3, 8] (in unserer Hdschr. oxyt.). [Kāṭhaka-Recension 39, 7.] [Mahābhārata 4, 1578. 5. 4819.] personif. [Nalopākhyāna 6, 1.] — dvāparacchandāṃsi [NIDĀNA 1, 5] und stomāḥ 9 zur Bez. der Progression um zwei. —

2) N. des 3ten Yuga oder Weltalters, das Weltalter mit den Zweizahlen [(2000] Jahre das Yuga selbst, [200] Jahre die Morgenund eben so viele Jahre die Abendröthe) [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 25, 164.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 112.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 565.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 169.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 7, 15.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 301. fg. 1, 85. fg.] [Mahābhārata 3, 12828. fg.] [Harivaṃśa 513. 516. 11312. fg.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 23.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 11, 18.] tretādvāparayoḥ saṃdhau [Mahābhārata 1, 272. 282. 2713] (dvāpare zu lesen). [3, 11250. 12, 2684. 3408.] —

3) Zweifel [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 4, 12. 3, 4, 25, 164.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1375.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Dvāpara (द्वापर):—und dvāpara —

1) m. n. — a) derjenige Würfel oder diejenige Würfelseite , welche mit zwei Augen bezeichnet ist. Auch personificirt. — b) das dritte Weltalter , das Weltalter mit den Zweizahlen (2000 Jahre das Weltalter selbst , 200 Jahre die Morgenund eben so viele Jahre die Abendröthe). — c) *Zweifel. —

2) m. Nomen proprium eines mythischen Wesens [Mahābhārata 1,67,78.]

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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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