Vidyadhara, Vidyādhara, Vidyādhāra, Vidya-adhara, Vidya-dhara: 31 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVidyādhara (विद्याधर):—
1) adj. im Besitze einer Wissenschaft —, von Zaubersprüchen seiend. —
2) m. a) Bez. einer Klasse von Luftgenien, die im Gefolge Śiva’s erscheinen, im Himālaya ihren Sitz haben und im Besitz der Zauberkunst stehen, [Amarakoṣa.1,1,1,6.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa.1,1,64.] [Halāyudha.1,87.] [Harivaṃśa 3930.] [Rāmāyaṇa.1,16,10.6,83,26. 32.] [Sūryasiddhānta 12,31.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S.9,27. 38. 12,6. 13,8.] [Raghuvaṃśa.2,60.] [Spr. 807.] [UTTARAR. 103,1. fgg.] [?(139,1. fgg.). Kathāsaritsāgara.1,13. 17. 18,216. 220. 232. Oxforder Handschriften 69,a,32. 92,b,40. Vetālapañcaviṃśati in Lassen’s Anthologie (III) 22,20. Brahmapurāṇa ebend. 49,18. TĀRAN. 69 u.s.w.] vidyādharāṅganā [Kathāsaritsāgara 13, 35.] vidyādharī f. [Mahābhārata 4, 258.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 16, 5.] [UTTARAR. 103, 15 u.s.w. (140, 6 u.s.w. )]. [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 58. 93, 8. 105, 13.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 62, 10. 101, 13.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 23, 37. fg.] [Hitopadeśa 63, 16. 108, 5.] vidyādharatāla Bez. eines best. Tactes [Oxforder Handschriften 87,a,11. fg.] — b) Nomen proprium verschiedener Gelehrter [Mallinātha] zu [Kirātārjunīya.4,38.] [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 46.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 166.] [Oxforder Handschriften 122,a,3. 4. 136,a, No. 259. 157,b, No. 340.] gaccha [152,a, Nalopākhyāna 3.] vidyādharācārya [95,b,14.] — c) ein best. Metrum: 4 Mal ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯, ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ [Colebrooke II, 160 (VII, 26).] —
3) f. ī a) s. u.
2) a.) — b) Nomen proprium einer Tochter des Fürsten Śūrasena [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 81.] — Vgl. raṅga und vaidyādhara.
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Vidyādhāra (विद्याधार):—(vidyā + ā) m. ein Behälter von Wissen, ein überaus grosser Gelehrter [MĀLATĪM. 41, 2.]
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Partial matches: Vidya, Adhara, Dhara, Tara.
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Ends with: Candrarekhavidyadhara, Dushtavidyadhara, Gitavidyadhara, Grahavidyadhara, Gulikavidyadhara, Khadgavidyadhara, Malavidyadhara, Rajavidyadhara, Rangavidyadhara, Sahityavidyadhara, Satyakividyadhara, Vinodavidyadhara, Vishrantavidyadhara.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.45 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verse 4.23.5 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Verse 4.23.9 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Ramayana of Valmiki (by Hari Prasad Shastri)
Chapter 56 - Hanuman’s takes leave of Sita < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 1 - The Departure of Hanuman < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Chapter 51 - Hanuman’s words < [Book 5 - Sundara-kanda]
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)
Appendix 1 - Description of Vidyadharas and magical lores
Appendix 8 - Oceans mentioned in the Vasudevahindi
41. Religious Festivals (in ancient India) < [Chapter 5 - Religion and Philosophy]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
6. Anaryas (or Mlecchas) and other tribes or clans < [Chapter 10 - Geographical Places, Peoples and Tribes]
VIII.11. From Rama’s march to Lanka up to the death of Ravana < [Chapter 3 - Comparative study of the Rama-story]
5. Genealogy of the Vanara Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
2. The by-plot of the Tilakamanjari < [Chapter 8 - The Plot and the Motifs]
3. Blending of the narratives < [Chapter 8 - The Plot and the Motifs]
5.8. Adbhuta-rasa or the Marvellous sentiment < [Chapter 15 - The Tilakamanjari as a Prose Poetic work]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XVI - Extinction of vidyadhara (continued) < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter CXII - Flight of the foreign foes < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
Chapter VI - Description of disaffection and disgust to the world < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
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