Arshtapura, Ariṣṭapura, Arshta-pura, Arishtapura, Arishta-pura: 5 definitions
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Arshtapura means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Ariṣṭapura can be transliterated into English as Aristapura or Arishtapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Tribes in Ancient IndiaAriṣṭapura (अरिष्टपुर).—One of the two Śivi cities mentioned in the Śivi-jātaka.—Ariṭṭhapura (Skt. Ariṣṭapura) is probably identical with Ptolemy’s Aristobothra in the north of the Punjab and may perhaps be the same as Dvārāvatī.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAriṣṭapura (अरिष्टपुर).—Name of a place; cf. अरिष्टाश्रितपुरम् (ariṣṭāśritapuram) P. VI.2.1.
Derivable forms: ariṣṭapuram (अरिष्टपुरम्).
Ariṣṭapura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ariṣṭa and pura (पुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAriṣṭapura (अरिष्टपुर):—[=a-riṣṭa-pura] [from a-riṣṭa > a-riṣaṇya] n. Name of a town, [Pāṇini 6-2, 100.]
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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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Partial matches: Arishta, Pura.
Full-text: Arishtashritapura, Aritthapura, Mathana.
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