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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bhagavatpadī (भगवत्पदी).—A celestial stream (Gangā) which entered Brahmāṇḍa from outside by its being pierced by the tip of the toe of Trivikrama's left foot; in course of time she reached the celestial region known as Viṣṇupada; held sacred by Dhruva and the seven sages; crossing the region of the moon she reaches the city of Brahmā; there she divides into four branches and falls into the western and eastern seas.^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 17. 1-9.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bhagavatpadī (भगवत्पदी).—Name of the source of Gaṅgā साक्षाद्भगवत्पदीत्यनुपलक्षितवचः (sākṣādbhagavatpadītyanupalakṣitavacaḥ) Bhāg. 5.17.1.

Bhagavatpadī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhagavat and padī (पदी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhagavatpadī (भगवत्पदी):—[=bhagavat-padī] [from bhagavat > bhaj] f. Name of the source of the Gaṅgā (said to have sprung from Viṣṇu’s foot or from an aperture made in the mundane egg by the toe-nail of Viṣṇu), [ib.; Religious Thought and Life in India 347.]

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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 corpus

Bhagavatpādi (ಭಗವತ್ಪಾದಿ):—[noun] the celestial river Gaṃgā supposed to have taken birth from the foot of Viṣṇu.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Padi, Bhagavat, Pati.

Full-text: Vishnupada.

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