Hiranyaretas, Hiraṇyaretas, Hiranya-retas: 8 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्).—One of the sons of Priyavrata, Hiraṇyaretas was king of the Kuśa island and had seven sons called Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍharuci, Nābhigupta, Satyavrata, Vivikta and Vāmadeva. (Bhāgavata 5th Skandha).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्).—m.
1) fire; द्विषामसह्यः सुतरां तरूणां हिरण्यरेता इव सानिलोऽभूत् (dviṣāmasahyaḥ sutarāṃ tarūṇāṃ hiraṇyaretā iva sānilo'bhūt) R.18.25.
2) the sun.
3) Name of Śiva.
4) the Chitraka or Arka plant.
Hiraṇyaretas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hiraṇya and retas (रेतस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्).—m.
(-tāḥ) 1. Fire. 2. The sun. 3. Siva. 4. The Arka-plant. E. hiraṇya gold, and retas semen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्).—m. 1. fire, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Hiraṇyaretas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hiraṇya and retas (रेतस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्).—[masculine] fire (lit. whose seed is gold).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्):—[=hiraṇya-retas] [from hiraṇya > hiraṇa] mfn. having golden seed
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Agni or fire, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] of the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] of one of the 12 Ādityas, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad]
6) [v.s. ...] of various men, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Catalogue(s)]
7) [v.s. ...] a kind of plant (= citraka), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyaretas (हिरण्यरेतस्):—[hiraṇya-retas] (tāḥ) m. Fire; sun; Shiva.
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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: Hiranya, Retas.
Starts with: Hiranyaretasa.
Full-text: Nabhigupta, Stutyavrata, Vivikta, Viviktanaman, Vasudana, Hiranyavirya, Dridharuci, Vitihotra, Agnidhra, Vasu, Saptadvipas.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 104 - The eulogy of the lord (devastuti) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Worship and Mythology of Agni < [Chapter 3]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - The Life of Priyavrata < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 20 - Description of the remaining six Dvīpas < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 78 - The pacification of the Sun (Bradhna, Sūra, Ravi, Āditya, etc.) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)