Bhadrashrenya, Bhadraśreṇya: 5 definitions

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Bhadrashrenya 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 Bhadraśreṇya can be transliterated into English as Bhadrasrenya or Bhadrashrenya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Bhadrashrenya in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Bhadraśreṇya (भद्रश्रेण्य).—A Hehaya King who was ruling a state with Māhiṣmatī as capital. He had fought many wars with Divodāsa, king of Kāśī. (See under Divodāsa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhadraśreṇya (भद्रश्रेण्य).—The son of Mahismān, a man of great prowess; king of Vārāṇasi, father of Durdama and 99 other sons, all able archers, whom Dīvodāsa slew except Durdama;1 the family was destroyed by Pratardana.2

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 61; 94. 6; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 11. 10.
  • 2) Ib. IV. 8. 12.
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bhadrashrenya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhadraśreṇya (भद्रश्रेण्य):—[=bhadra-śreṇya] [from bhadra > bhand] m. Name of a king, [Harivaṃśa]

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Bhadrashrenya 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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