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Antelope means something in 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Antelopes were commonly depicted on the Saṃsāracakra paintings (representing scenes of animal life), in ancient India, as mentioned in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 185.21 f.: Here follows a description of a printed scroll illustrating the Jaina conception of saṃsāracakra. [...] The saṃsāra-cakra illustrated the three worlds of hell, human world and the world of gods. [For example:] Fight between wild buffaloes; fighting antelopes; a serpent being swallowed by a large monster
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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Starts with: Antelope bitterbrush, Antelope bush, Antelope horns, Antelope sage, Antelope skin, Antelope-horn milkweed.
Ends with: Antelope skin, Black antelope, Gasaya of the antelope.
Full-text (+371): Kuranga, Krishnasara, Aina, Ajina, Rishya, Aineya, Harina, Ena, Karshna, Ajinayoni, Krishnamriga, Vatamaja, Rishyada, Mriga, Citramriga, Vatayu, Vataprami, Krishnajina, Prishata, Shikhiyupa.
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Search found 114 books and stories containing Antelope; (plurals include: Antelopes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.44-45 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section V < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CCLXV < [Draupadi-harana Parva]
Section CLXXVII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa VI, adhyāya 4, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Sixth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa IX, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Ninth Kāṇḍa]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 231 - The good and bad auguries known from the sounds of animals and birds
Chapter 160 - Duties of a brahmin leading life in the Forest (vānaprastha-āśrama)
Chapter 51 - Characteristics of the images of the Sun and other planets
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Topography, Geography and Geology of the Region (Tondaimandalam) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Depiction of Fauna < [Chapter 4 - Material Culture of the People]
Navakandam and Human-sacrifice < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Dress and Clothing < [Chapter 2]
Rules and restrictions of Śrāddha < [Chapter 3]
Common Beliefs < [Chapter 2]
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