Adityaketu, Ādityaketu, Aditya-ketu: 6 definitions
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Adityaketu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaĀdityaketu (आदित्यकेतु).—One of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīma sena killed him in the great battle of Kurukṣetra. (Śloka 102, Chapter 67, Ādi Parva and Śloka 28, Chapter 88, Bhīṣma Parva, Mahābhārata).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesĀdityaketu (आदित्यकेतु) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.108.10) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Ādityaketu) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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 dictionaryĀdityaketu (आदित्यकेतु).—
1) Name of a son of Dhṛtarāṣtra.
2) The charioteer of the sun.
Derivable forms: ādityaketuḥ (आदित्यकेतुः).
Ādityaketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āditya and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀdityaketu (आदित्यकेतु):—[=āditya-ketu] [from āditya > ā-diteya] m. Name of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [Mahābhārata]
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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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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXIX < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Section CXVII < [Sambhava Parva]
Section LXVII < [Sambhava Parva]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)