Rathitara, Rathītara: 6 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaRathītara (रथीतर):—Son of Pṛṣadaśva (son of Virūpa). He had no sons, so he requested the sage Aṅgirā to beget sons for him. Aṅgirā begot sons in the womb of Rathītara's wife. All these sons were born with brahminical prowess. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.1-2)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRathītara (रथीतर).—A king of the solar dynasty. He was the son of Pṛṣatāśva. (Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rathītara (रथीतर).—A son of Pṛṣadaśva; had no issue and at his desire, Angiras blessed him with sons. Their descendants became Angirasas and Kṣatropeta dvijas.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 1-3; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 6-7; Vāyu-purāṇa 88 6-7. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 9-10.
1b) A pupil of Satyaśṛṇga—also Śākhavaiṇa; author of three saṃhitas given to four pupils Paila and others; also author of Nirukta—a Trayārṣeya, with Angiras and Virūpa;1 had four disciples, Ketava, Dalaki, Dhamaśarma and Devaśarma; all of them became murderers of Brahmanas on the death of their master; they approached the creator for light who advised them to make a visit to Vālukesvaram to get redeemed of their sins by bath and prayer; on the completion of the pilgrimage they reached Sūryamaṇḍalam.2
1c) A Vānara chief.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 234.
1d) A rājaṛṣi who became a Brahmana and attained siddhi.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 117.
1e) A branch of the Angirasas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 106.
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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rathītara (रथीतर):—[=rathī-tara] [from rathī > ratha] mfn. (rathī-) a better or superior charioteer, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a teacher
3) [v.s. ...] [plural] his descendants, [Pravara texts]
4) Rāthītara (राथीतर):—[from rātha] m. ([from] rathī-tara [gana] bidādi) [patronymic] of Satya-vacas, [Taittirīya-upaniṣad]
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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: Tara, Rathin, Rati.
Starts with: Rathitarayana.
Full-text (+3): Rathitarayana, Rathinara, Rathantara, Prishadashva, Shatabalaka, Shakavaina, Dalaki, Dharmasharma, Nandayaniya, Ikshalaka, Ketava, Aryava, Devasharma, Kshatropetadvija, Satyashriya, Pannagari, Satyavacas, Gaja, Nirukta, Virupa.
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Taittiriya Upanishad (by A. Mahadeva Sastri)
Lesson IX - Upāsaka’s Duties < [Book I - Shiksha Valli]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.84.6 < [Sukta 84]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 1.149-150 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - History of Ikṣvāku’s Posterity < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Vyāsa and the Line of his Disciples < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 63 - The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 1 - Birth of seven sages (saptarṣi): Race of Bhṛgu and Aṅgiras < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]