Bhadrakara, Bhadrakāra, Bhadrākara, Bhadrākāra, Bhadra-akara: 11 definitions
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Bhadrakara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaBhadrākara (भद्राकर).—Name of an island covering one thousand yojanas, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 84. In Bhadrākara is the abode of Vāyu where he remains in corporeal form. The people who live here are of golden complexion and have a life-span of five thousand years.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBhadrakāra (भद्रकार).—A king of ancient India; he once left his kingdom, in fear of Jarāsandha, and took refuge in South India. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 26).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Bhadrakara (भद्रकर).—(c) a kingdom in the Madhyadeśa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 41.
2) Bhadrakāra (भद्रकार).—A tribe;1 a Janapada.2
3) Bhadrākara (भद्राकर).—The island of Vāyu; to the west of Candradvīpam; people here live to an age of 500 years, and are righteous.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 62-6.
Bhadrakara (भद्रकर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.89.46) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Bhadrakara) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSon of Vidhura and eldest brother of Sambhava (the Bodhisatta). For details see the Sambhava Jataka. Bhadrakara is identified with Moggallana. J.v.67.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Google Books: Introduction to the History of Indian BuddhismBhadrakara (भद्रकर) or Bhadraṃkara is the name of an ancient locality possibly identified with Bahraich.—The present name of Bahraich is identified with an ancient district or city to the north of Awadh and to the east of the river Devha (Dvivāha); perhaps it is none other than Bhadraṃkara or Bhadrakara, of which Bahraich can well be a provincial alteration. Besides, the name Bhadrakara is already well-known in the geographical nomenclature of India; Wilford has extracted it from a list of names of people who belong to the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. The Bhadrakāras are included in it among the tribes inhabiting Madhyadeśa, or central India (Cf. Asiatic Researches, vol. 8, p. 336, Caclutta ed.).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhadrākāra (भद्राकार).—a. of auspicious features.
Bhadrākāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhadra and ākāra (आकार). See also (synonyms): bhadrākṛti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhadrakāra (भद्रकार):—[=bhadra-kāra] [from bhadra > bhand] m. Name of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a people, [Mahābhārata]
3) Bhadrākāra (भद्राकार):—[from bhadra > bhand] mfn. of auspicious features, [Apte’s The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhadrākāra (ಭದ್ರಾಕಾರ):—
1) [noun] an auspicious, good-looking feature (of the body).
2) [noun] a man having such a body.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bhadra, Akara, Kara.
Starts with: Bhadrakaraka, Bhadrakarana.
Full-text: Bahraich, Bhadramkara, Pattirakaran, Devha, Dvivaha, Bhadrakriti, Shambhava, Sambhava Jataka, Bodha, Vidhura, Sanjaya.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 515: Sambhava-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 5: Expedition of conquest < [Chapter I - Brahmadattacaritra]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 104 - Krishna’s Children < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]