Dharatirtha, aka: Dhara-tirtha, Dhāratīrtha; 3 Definition(s)
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In Hinduism
Purana
Dhāratīrtha (धारतीर्थ).—On the northern bank of the Narmadā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 190. 6.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
dhāratīrtha (धारतीर्थ).—n Properly dhārātīrtha.
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dhārātīrtha (धारातीर्थ).—n (S) Death in battle by the edge of the sword. An enviable fate to warriors, conducting them straight to svarga.
(Source): DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydhārātīrtha (धारातीर्थ).—n Death in battle by the edge of the sword.
(Source): DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishMarathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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