Vajradamshtra, Vajradaṃṣṭra, Vajra-damshtra: 8 definitions
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Vajradamshtra has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vajradaṃṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Vajradamstra or Vajradamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajradaṃṣṭra (वज्रदंष्ट्र):—
1) adj. Spitzzähne von der Härte des Diamanten habend: śvānaḥ [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 26, 27.] narasiṃha [18, 8.] —
2) m. a) = vajrakīṭa [Oxforder Handschriften 24,a, Nalopākhyāna 4.] — b) Nomen proprium α) eines Rākṣasa [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 79, 6. 80, 3. 6, 33, 46. 69, 11.] — β) eines Asura [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 10, 20.] — γ) eines Fürsten der Vidyādhara [Kathāsaritsāgara 65, 72.] — δ) eines Löwen [Pañcatantra 87, 4.]
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: Damshtra, Vajra.
Full-text: Rajatadamshtra, Vacciratankittiram, Vajrakita, Vajra, Somaprabha.
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Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 54 - Angada slays Vajradamshtra < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 53 - Vajradamshtra enters the Lists < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
Chapter 8 - The boasting of Ravana’s Generals < [Book 6 - Yuddha-kanda]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 32 - On the enumeration of various hells for sinners < [Book 9]
Chapter 33 - On the description of the destinies of different sinners in different hells < [Book 9]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 2 - Consequences ascribered to misconduct in Atithi-saparyā < [Chapter 10 - Virtues and Adversities]
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Greatness of Svāmipuṣkariṇī: Redemption from Hells < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - The breaking of ego of Rukmi and the servants of God < [Section 4 - Dvārakā-māhātmya]
Chapter 44 - The Installation of the Liṅga of Rāmanātha < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 4 - Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]