Shankhapada, Śaṅkhapada: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaṅkhapada can be transliterated into English as Sankhapada or Shankhapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚaṅkhapada (शङ्खपद).—Son of Svārociṣa Manu, who once taught him Sātvatadharma and Śaṃkhapada imparted the dharma to his son Suvarṇābha. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 348, Verse 37).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚaṅkhapada (शङ्खपद).—A son of Kardama Prajāpati and Śruti anointed king of the south;1 lord of the south direction;2 attained heaven by tapas;3 a Ṛṣika who became ṛṣi by satya.4
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 19; Vāyu-purāṇa 28. 19; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 22. 12.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 8. 10; Vāyu-purāṇa 28. 27-29; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 11. 22 and 33.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 143. 38.
- 4) Ib. 145. 96.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhapada (शङ्खपद):—[=śaṅkha-pada] [from śaṅkha] m. Name of a son of Manu Svārociṣa, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] = next, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) Śaṅkhapāda (शङ्खपाद):—[=śaṅkha-pāda] [from śaṅkha] m. Name of a son of Kardama, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of the chief of a [particular] sect, [Catalogue(s)]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pada, Shankha, Pata.
Full-text: Suvarnabha, Ketuman, Kardama, Sudhanva, Abhisheka.
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