Dharmaratha: 5 definitions
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Dharmaratha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDharmaratha (धर्मरथ).—A king of the family of Aṅgarāja. He was the great grandfather of Lomapāda and the son of Draviratha. (Chapter 277, Agni Purāṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Dharmaratha (धर्मरथ).—A son of Diviratha and father of Citraratha;1 king and scholar;2 performed yajña at the Viṣṇu Pada hill with Śukra;3 drank soma with Indra at the Viṣṇu Pāda.4
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 7. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 18. 16-7.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 103.
- 3) Matsya-purāṇa 48. 92-3.
- 4) Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 101-2.
1b) A son of Sagara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 147; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 149.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dharmaratha (धर्मरथ):—[=dharma-ratha] [from dharma > dhara] m. ‘law-chariot’, Name of a son of Sagara, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] of Divi-ratha, [Purāṇa]
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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: Dharma, Ratha, Tarma.
Starts with: Dharmarathabhirudha.
Full-text: Diviratha, Dharmarathabhirudha, Draviratha, Adhiratha, Citraratha, Titikshavamsha, Anga, Karna, Vishnupada, Lomapada.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Anu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The History of the Dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 14 - An Account of Sagara < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 31 - An Account of Puru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]