Bashkali, Bāṣkali: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Bāṣkali can be transliterated into English as Baskali or Bashkali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Bāṣkali (बाष्कलि).—A son of Bāṣkala; author of the vālakhilya. saṃhitā; imparted it to Bālāyani and others.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 59.
1b) An Angirasa and a Mantrakṛt; a Śrutaṛṣi; a pupil of Paila in charge of the Ṛg Veda; he arranged it into four Samhitās; his disciples were Bodhya, Agnimāṭhara, Parāśara and Yājñavalkya.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 107; 33. 4, 13; 34. 25; Matsya-purāṇa 196. 12; Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 98; 60. 25-26; 61. 2.
1c) (Bharadvāja) a pupil of Satyasuja author of three Samhitās which were imparted to his disciples Āpanāpa and others;1 a Śākha Pravartaka.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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāṣkali (बाष्कलि):—[from bāṣkala] m. [patronymic] of a teacher, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Starts with: Bashkalika.
Full-text: Bhajya, Kalayani, Arjava, Apanapa, Kasara, Balayani, Kathajava, Nandayaniya, Satyashriya, Pannagari, Valakhilya, Bharadvaja.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 41 - Manifestation of Jalaśāyin < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 17 - The Greatness of Daśāśvamedha < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 22 - Greatness of Gracious Mother (Śrīmātā) < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IV - Division of the Veda, in the last Dvapara age by the Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana < [Book III]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 30 - Origin of Viṣṇu’s steps < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 31 - The account of Śivadūtī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 6 - Birth of Devas, Daityas, Birds and Serpents etc. < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 32 - Yugas and classes of people: lineage of sages < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]