Brihatkalpa, Bṛhatkalpa: 4 definitions
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Brihatkalpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Bṛhatkalpa can be transliterated into English as Brhatkalpa or Brihatkalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBṛhatkalpa (बृहत्कल्प).—The 7th kalpa.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 290. 4.
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) Bṛhatkalpa (बृहत्कल्प):—[=bṛhat-kalpa] [from bṛhat > bṛṃh] m. Name of a Kalpa, the 7th day in the bright half of the moon in Brahmā’s month (See 1. kalpa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the last day in the dark half of the month, [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.
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Partial matches: Brihat, Kalpa.
Starts with: Brihatkalpabhashya, Brihatkalpalata.
Full-text: Brihatkalpalata, Kalpa, Shaunda, Cheyasutta, Bhanumati, Dharmamurti, Yantrapratima, Jantapadima, Janta, Padima, Brihatkalpabhashya, Vasishtha.
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