Gadhiputra, Gādhiputra, Gadhi-putra, Gadhin-putra: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र).—A name of Akrūra.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 80.
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
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र).—an epithet of Viśvāmitra.
Derivable forms: gādhiputraḥ (गाधिपुत्रः), gādhiputraḥ (गाधिपुत्रः).
Gādhiputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gādhi and putra (पुत्र). See also (synonyms): gādhija, gādhinandana.
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र).—m. the son of Gādhi, i. e. Viśvāmitra.
Gādhiputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gādhi and putra (पुत्र).
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र).—[masculine] [particle] names of Viśvamitra.
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र):—[=gādhi-putra] [from gādhi > gā] m. idem, [i, iii.]
Gādhiputra (गाधिपुत्र):—(gādhi + putra) m. dass. [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 56, 5. 3, 4, 39.]
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 (+0): Gadhin, Gadhi, Putra.
Full-text (+0): Gadhinandana, Gadhija.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
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