Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrabarha.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Citrabarha (चित्रबर्ह).—A son of Garuḍa. (Mahābhārata Udyoga Parva, Chapter 101, Verse 12).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Citrabarhā (चित्रबर्हा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.32). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Citrabarhā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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

Citrabarha (चित्रबर्ह).—a peacock;

Derivable forms: citrabarhaḥ (चित्रबर्हः).

Citrabarha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and barha (बर्ह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Citrabarha (चित्रबर्ह).—1. m. a peacock, Mahābhārata 2, 2103. 2. a proper name, 5, 3597.

Citrabarha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and barha (बर्ह).

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

1) Citrabarha (चित्रबर्ह):—[=citra-barha] [from citra > cit] m. = -piccha, [Mahābhārata ii, 2103]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Garuḍa, [v, 3597] (cf. hin.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Citrabarha 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Citra, Barha.

Starts with: Citrabarhana.

Full-text: Citrabarhin.

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