Bharatashrama, Bharatāśrama: 4 definitions

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Bharatashrama 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 Bharatāśrama can be transliterated into English as Bharatasrama or Bharatashrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Bharatashrama in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Bharatāśrama (भरताश्रम).—In the Himālayan forests; fit for śrāddha offering; here is the foot print of Matanga;1 a tīrtha sacred to Lakṣmīranganā.2

  • 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 13. 105; Vāyu-purāṇa 77. 98.
  • 2) Matsya-purāṇa 13. 46.

1b) The hermitage of Bharata in Gayā.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 112. 24.
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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»] — Bharatashrama in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bharatāśrama (भरताश्रम):—[from bharata > bhara] m. ‘hermitage of Bh°’ Name of a hermitage, [Catalogue(s)]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bharatashrama 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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