Dirghasattra, Dīrghasattra: 6 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Dirghasattra in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dīrghasattra (दीर्घसत्त्र).—A holy place. He who visits this holy place will derive the blessings of having performed the Aśvamedha and Rājasūya sacrifices. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 82).

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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

[«previous next»] — Dirghasattra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dīrghasattra (दीर्घसत्त्र).—n. 1. a Soma sacrifice of long continuance, Mahābhārata 3, 5051. 2. the name of a place of pilgrimage, ib. 5050.

Dīrghasattra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dīrgha and sattra (सत्त्र).

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

Dīrghasattra (दीर्घसत्त्र).—[neuter] a long-continued Soma sacrifice; p. trin.

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

1) Dīrghasattra (दीर्घसत्त्र):—[=dīrgha-sattra] [from dīrgha] n. a l°-continued Soma sacrifice, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata iii, 5050]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. = trin mfn. occupied with a prolonged Soma rite, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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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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