Bharatagraja, Bharatāgraja, Bharata-agraja: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBharatāgraja (भरताग्रज) refers to the “elder brother of Bharata”, and is used as an epithet for Rāma, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.24. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once Śiva accompanied by Satī and seated on His Bull wandered over the Earth, in one of his sportive activities. Wandering over the ocean-girt Earth He reached Daṇḍaka forest [...] There Śiva saw Rāma who was searching for Sitā [...] [Rāma] was a heroic king of the solar race, son of Daśaratha, elder brother of Bharata [viz., bharatāgraja]. He had become cheerless and devoid of lustre”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBharatāgraja (भरताग्रज).—'the elder brother of Bharata', an epithet of Rāma; अस्त्येव मन्युर्भरताग्रजे मे (astyeva manyurbharatāgraje me) R.14.73.
Derivable forms: bharatāgrajaḥ (भरताग्रजः).
Bharatāgraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bharata and agraja (अग्रज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBharatāgraja (भरताग्रज).—m.
(-jaḥ) A name of Rama. E. bharata and agraja elder.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBharatāgraja (भरताग्रज):—[from bharata > bhara] m. ‘elder brother of Bh°’, Name of Rāma, [Vopadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBharatāgraja (भरताग्रज):—[bharatā+graja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Rāma.
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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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Partial matches: Bharata, Agraja.
Full-text: Agraja.
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