Asimakrishna, Asīmakṛṣṇa: 4 definitions
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Asimakrishna 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.
The Sanskrit term Asīmakṛṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Asimakrsna or Asimakrishna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Asīmakṛṣṇa (असीमकृष्ण).—The son of Aśvamedhaja, and the father of Nemicakra;1 was king when the vāyu purāṇa was uttered.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
Asīmakṛṣṇa (असीमकृष्ण):—[=asīma-kṛṣṇa] [from a-sīman] m. Name of a prince, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Asīmakṛṣṇa (असीमकृष्ण):—(3. a sīman + kṛṣṇa) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Viṣṇupurāṇa 461.]
Asīmakṛṣṇa (असीमकृष्ण):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9,22,38.]
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: Krishna, Asima.
Full-text: Ashvamedhaja, Adhisamakrishna.
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Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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Location of the Naimisa Forest < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]