Avantipura, Avanti-pura, Avantīpura: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexAvantipura (अवन्तिपुर).—Here lived Sāndīpani of Kāśī;1 also Avantikā;2 one of the seven great cities. One of its kings married Rājādhidevī and became father of Vinda and Anuvinda.3 Capital of the sons of Kārtavīrya Arjuna.4 The navel of the Veda Puruṣa.5
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 45. 31; 58. 30; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 21. 19.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 40. 91.
- 3) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 43; Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 58. 31; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 157.
- 4) Vāyu-purāṇa 94. 50.
- 5) Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 76.
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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvantipura (अवन्तिपुर) or Avantīpura (अवन्तीपुर).—the city of Avanti उज्जयिनी (ujjayinī).
Derivable forms: avantipuram (अवन्तिपुरम्), avantīpuram (अवन्तीपुरम्).
Avantipura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avanti and pura (पुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvantipura (अवन्तिपुर).—n. the name of a town. Kanyā-pura, n. a gynæceum. Kāñcana-pura, n. the name of a town. Kāśi-purī, f. the capital of the Kāśis, i. e. Benares. Kumārī-pura, n. a gynæceum. Kusuma-pura, n. a surname of Pāṭaliputra. Gaja-pura, n. a name of Hāstinapura. Gandharva-pura, n. a mirage, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 13, 3.
Avantipura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avanti and pura (पुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Avantipura (अवन्तिपुर):—[=avanti-pura] [from avanti > avantaka] n. idem, [Harivaṃśa 4906]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a town in Kāśmīra, built by Avantivarman, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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: Pura, Avanti.
Full-text: Avantipuri, Avanti.
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