Dashaputra, Daśaputra: 3 definitions
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Dashaputra 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 Daśaputra can be transliterated into English as Dasaputra or Dashaputra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationDaśaputra (दशपुत्र) refers to “ten sons”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.35 (“The story of Padmā and Pippalāda”).—Accordingly, as Dharma said to Padmā (wife of sage Pippalāda): “O chaste lady, you are blessed, you are devotedly attached to your husband. [...] Undoubtedly you will become the mother of ten sons (daśaputra) who will be greater than your husband, they will have all good qualities and live long. O chaste lady, let your abode be endowed with all riches, brightly illuminated always and superior to even the abode of Kubera. [...]”.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Daśaputra (दशपुत्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a family. See Sadāśiva, son of Gadādhara.
2) Daśaputra (दशपुत्र):—Malamāsanirṇaya. Np. X, 48.
3) Daśaputra (दशपुत्र):—a family. See Trimalla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśaputra (दशपुत्र):—[=daśa-putra] [from daśa] mfn. having ten sons, [Jaiminīya-upaniṣad]
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: Dasa, Putra, Tacan, Taca.
Full-text: Govinda yajvan, Trimalla, Malamasanirnaya, Vishnu, Sadashiva, Ananda, Gadadhara.
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