Patalaganga, Pātāḷagaṅgā, Pātālagaṅgā, Patala-ganga: 5 definitions
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Patalaganga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Pātāḷagaṅgā can be transliterated into English as Patalaganga or Pataliaganga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypātāḷagaṅgā (पाताळगंगा).—f (Ganges of Patal.) A term for the Ganges near its sources on the Himalaya, it being supposed to flow underneath.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPātālagaṅgā (पातालगङ्गा).—the Ganges of the lower world.
Pātālagaṅgā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pātāla and gaṅgā (गङ्गा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPātālagaṅgā (पातालगङ्गा).—f.
(-ṅgāḥ) The ganges of the lower world.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPātālagaṅgā (पातालगङ्गा).—f. that of the lower regions.
Pātālagaṅgā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pātāla and gaṅgā (गङ्गा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPātālagaṅgā (पातालगङ्गा):—[=pātāla-gaṅgā] [from pātāla > pāt] f. the Ganges which flows through Pātāla, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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