Anuhrada, Anuhrāda: 5 definitions
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Anuhrada 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: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesAnuhrāda (अनुह्राद) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.7) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Anuhrāda) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Anuhrāda is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.18, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
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 DictionaryAnuhrāda (अनुह्राद):—[=anu-hrāda] m. Name of a son of Hiraṇya-kaśipu, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuhrāda (अनुह्राद):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-daḥ) A proper name: a son of Hiraṇya-kaśipu. See also hrāda, prahrāda, saṃhrāda and comp. anuhlāda. E. anu and hrāda.
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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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Ends with: Tanuhrada.
Full-text: Surmya, Anuhlada, Bashkala, Rajatanabha, Samhlada, Hrad, Nivatakavaca, Mahisha, Shibi, Vayu, Bhadra.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 40 - The Beginning of the Dwarf Incarnation: Bali Becomes King < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Chapter 47 - The Danavas Described < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 32 - Description of Creation (3): The family of Kaśyapa < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 51 - The story of Ūṣā < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)