Carakadhvaryu, Carakādhvaryu: 4 definitions
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Carakadhvaryu 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Charakadhvaryu.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCarakādhvaryu (चरकाध्वर्यु).—Pupils of Vaiśampāyana, known also as Carakas. They observed a vow on behalf of their guru in expiation of the sin of brahmicide.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 61; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 33. 7 and 12; 35. 14, 26-7. Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 10.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCarakādhvaryu (चरकाध्वर्यु).—[masculine] a priest of the Carakas (v. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCarakādhvaryu (चरकाध्वर्यु):—[from caraka > car] m. idem (generally [plural]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iii f., viii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
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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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Starts with: Carakadhvaryubrahmana, Carakadhvaryusutra.
Full-text: Devavara, Anubhumi, Anukrishna, Prita, Caraka, Vaishampayana, Krishashva, Ayu, Vatsa, Sumati.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda IV, adhyaya 2, brahmana 3 < [Fourth Kanda]
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 7, brahmana 1 < [Eight Kanda]
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 1, brahmana 3 < [Eight Kanda]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6(b) - Classification of Vedas in Different Branches < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]