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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Saubhadra (सौभद्र):—The Sanskrit name for a classification of a ‘temple’, according to the Īśānaśivagurudevapaddhati which features a list of 52 temple types. This list represents the classification of temples in South-India.

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

Saubhadra (सौभद्र) refers to “n. of a type of prāsāda §§ 3.35; 4.12.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—A son of Vasudeva.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 22.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—Epithets of Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā; सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः (saubhadraśca mahābāhuḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.18.

Derivable forms: saubhadraḥ (सौभद्रः).

See also (synonyms): saubhadreya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—(?), name of a locality: Mahā-Māyūrī 73.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—m.

(-draḥ) 1. The son of Subhadra. 2. A war occasioned by the carrying off of Subhadra. E. subhadrā sister to Krishna, and aṇ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—i. e. su-bhadrā (a proper name, f.), + a, metronym., m. The son of Subhadrā, Mahābhārata 1, 1947; cf. Wils. Viṣṇu P. 460.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र).—[masculine] metron. of Abhimanyu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Saubhadra (सौभद्र):—mfn. relating to Subhadrā (q.v.), [Pāṇini 4-2, 56 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) m. [metronymic] of Abhimanyu, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

3) n. Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata]

4) ([scilicet] yuddha) the war occasioned by the carrying off of Su-bhadrā, [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saubhadra (सौभद्र):—(draḥ) 1. m. The son of Subhadrā; or a war occasioned by carrying her off.

[Sanskrit to German]

Saubhadra in German

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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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Starts with: Saubhadratirtha.

Full-text: Saubhadreya, Yadava, Karandhamana, Agastyatirtha, Abhimanyu, Subhadra.

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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)

Verses 1.4-6 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]

Verses 1.17-18 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

Section CCXVIII < [Arjuna-vanavasa Parva]

Section XLIV < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]

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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)

Part 13 - Choda I (A.D. 1242-1300) < [Chapter II - The Haihayas]

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Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)

1.3. The Yogavilasita by Krishnachandra < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]

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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)

Story of Vargā

Story of Vasudeva

Story of Abhimanyu

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The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)

Chapter 278 - The description of the lineage of Puru (puruvaṃśa)

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