Shriranga, Śrīraṅga, Shri-ranga, Shriramga: 8 definitions
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Shriranga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śrīraṅga can be transliterated into English as Sriranga or Shriranga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग).—Visited by Balarāma;1 sacred to Pitṛs.2
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.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: India HistoryA place and temple in southeastern India.
Source: archive.org: Chaitanya’s life and teachings (history)Shri-rangam is one of the places visited by Chaitanya during his pilgrimage in Southern India between April 1510 and January 1512.—Shri-rangam.—The famous Vishnu temple in an island between the Kolerun and the Kaveri, north of Trichinopoly. (Trichinopoly Manual, 337-340 and Gazetteer, 45-51, 91-126, 319).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚrī-raṅga.—cf. Tamil tiru{??}-araṅgu (SITI), same as raṅga- maṇḍapa. Note: śrī-raṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग).—an epithet of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: śrīraṅgaḥ (श्रीरङ्गः).
Śrīraṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śrī and raṅga (रङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śrīraṅga (श्रीरङ्ग):—[=śrī-raṅga] [from śrī] a m. See [column]3.
2) [=śrī-raṅga] [from śrī] b m. Name of Viṣṇu ([according to] to some ‘of Śiva’, and according to others ‘of an ancient king who founded the city of Seringapatam’), [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a town and a celebrated Vaiṣṇava temple (established by Rāmānuja near Trichinopoly), [Religious Thought and Life in India 71 n.; 448]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚrīraṃga (ಶ್ರೀರಂಗ):—
1) [noun] Viṣṇu.
2) [noun] a famous Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu.
3) [noun] a town in Maṇḍya district, formerly the capital of Maisūru Province, popularly known as Śrīraṃga Paṭṭaṇa.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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