Asurayana, Āsurāyaṇa: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaĀsurāyaṇa (आसुरायण).—A son of Viśvāmitra. (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 56).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀsurāyaṇa (आसुरायण).—A pupil of Pārāśarya Kauthuma.1 His descendants were Kaśyapagotrakaras.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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀsurāyaṇa (आसुरायण).—
1) A descendent of Āsuri; Bṛ. up.2.6.3.
2) Name of a Vedic school.
Derivable forms: āsurāyaṇaḥ (आसुरायणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āsurāyaṇa (आसुरायण):—[from āsura] m. ([from] āsuri below), a descendant of Āsuri, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bṛhad-āraṇyaka-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a school.
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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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Full-text: Asurayaniya, Asurayani, Bharadvaja.
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (by Swāmī Mādhavānanda)
Section V - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter VI]
Section VI - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter IV]
Section VI - The Line of Teachers < [Chapter II]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Kaśyapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (S): The Cāhamānas < [Chapter 4]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]