Antahpuradhyaksha, Antaḥpurādhyakṣa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Antaḥpurādhyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Antahpuradhyaksa or Antahpuradhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAntaḥpurādhyakṣa (अन्तःपुराध्यक्ष).—Superintendent of the harem and his qualification.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 215. 42; 216. 9.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryAntaḥpura-adhyakṣa.—(IE 8-3; EI 13; SII 11-2), superinten- dent of the royal harem; same as Āntaḥpurika, Stryadhyakṣa, etc., and Sanskrit-Kannaḍa Antaḥpura-vĕrgaḍĕ (IE 8-3); sometimes also called Mahāpradhāna, Mahāpasāyita, Hĕri-Lāḻa-Kannaḍa- sandhivigrahin, Manĕ-vĕrgaḍĕ, etc., additionally. Note: antaḥpura-adhyakṣa 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAntaḥpurādhyakṣa (अन्तःपुराध्यक्ष):—[=antaḥ-purādhyakṣa] [from antaḥ] m. superintendent of the women’s apartments, chamberlain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAntaḥpurādhyakṣa (अन्तःपुराध्यक्ष):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-kṣaḥ) The overseer of a gynæ-ceum. E. antaḥpura and adhyakṣa.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Puradhyaksha, Adhyaksha, Antah, Antahpura.
Full-text: Antahpurika, Hĕri-Laḻa-Kannada-sandhivigrahin, Mahapradhana, Manĕ-vĕrgadĕ.
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