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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

1) Asoḍha (असोढ) refers to an “unconquered (battle)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.11 (“The Victory of Kumāra”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “O sage, in the meantime the mountain Krauñca, harassed by Bāṇa came there and sought refuge in Kumāra. This Bāṇa had been fleeing from the previous (asoḍha) battle [palāyamāno yo yuddhādasoḍhā], unable to bear the brilliance of the lord. He with the army of ten thousand persons, inflicted pain on Krauñca with the tip of his missiles. The mountain Krauñca devoutly bowed at the lotus-like feet of Kumāra and eulogised him with reverence with words full of love. [...]”.

2) Asoḍha (असोढ) refers to “being unable to bear a particular weight”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, after Śiva mounted his divine chariot: “[...] The horses constituted by the Vedas fell headlong to the ground. The earth quaked. The mountains became tremulous. Śeṣa, unable to bear his weight (asoḍha), became distressed and soon began to tremble. Lord Viṣṇu assumed the form of a lordly bull and went under the chariot. He lifted it up and steadied it for a short while. But in another instant, unable to bear the weighty splendour of lord Śiva seated in the chariot, the lordly bull had to kneel down and crawl on the ground. [...]”

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asoḍha (असोढ).—a. Not to be endured.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asoḍha (असोढ).—[adjective] unconquered.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Asoḍha (असोढ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—guru of Soḍhala (Guṇasaṃgraha). Kh. 75.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Asoḍha (असोढ):—[=a-soḍha] mfn. not to be endured or mastered, [Pāṇini 1-4, 26] (cf. a-ṣāḍha.)

2) [v.s. ...] m. an elephant with thick and short tusks, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Asodha in German

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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: Shodha, A.

Starts with: Acotam, Ashodhana, Ashodhayitva, Asodham.

Ends with: Macota, Sadhasodha, Yashodha.

Full-text: Avisodha, Apamrishita, Sodhala.

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