Ambikavana, Aṃbikāvana: 4 definitions
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Ambikavana 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAṃbikāvana (अंबिकावन).—A forest sacred to Ambikā on the banks of the Sarasvatī. Here was a festival in honour of Śiva and Devī. To this, Nanda and others went. When he was there, Nanda was seized by a reptile, and was released by Kṛṣṇa.1 Before her marriage Rukmiṇī went to worship in this shrine.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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAmbikāvana (अम्बिकावन):—[=ambikā-vana] [from ambikā > ambā] n. Name of a forest, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Vana, Ambika.
Starts with: Ampikavanam.
Full-text: Ampikavanam, Ambika, Sarasvati.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.23.1 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Verse 4.23.10 < [Chapter 23 - The Story of Sudarcana]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.16.279 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Sudarśana emancipated and slaying of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]