Shantabhaya, Śāntabhaya: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śāntabhaya can be transliterated into English as Santabhaya or Shantabhaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaŚāntabhaya (शान्तभय).—One of the sons of Medhātithi, who was a son of Priyavrata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śāntabhaya (शान्तभय).—A son of Medhātithi and founder of the Śāntabha(ha)ya kingdom in Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 36. 8; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 32; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 3 and 5.
1b) The Gomedavarṣa of Plakṣadvīpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 13.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śāntabhaya (शान्तभय):—[=śānta-bhaya] [from śānta] m. Name of a son of Medhātithi, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by him, [ib.] ([varia lectio] śāṃtanava).
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: Santa, Bhaya.
Full-text: Medhatithi, Gomeda.
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