Gangadatta, Gaṅgādatta, Ganga-datta: 7 definitions
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Gangadatta 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaGaṅgādatta (गङ्गादत्त).—See Bhīṣma.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaṅgādatta (गङ्गादत्त).—an epithet of Bhīsma.
Derivable forms: gaṅgādattaḥ (गङ्गादत्तः).
Gaṅgādatta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṅgā and datta (दत्त).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgadatta (गङ्गदत्त).—i. e. gaṅgā -datta (the ā of the first part is shortened; cf. the vb. dā), m. A proper name, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 16.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Gaṅgādatta (गङ्गादत्त) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
2) Gaṅgādatta (गङ्गादत्त):—Cāturvarṇyavicāra. Oudh. Xix, 136.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgadatta (गङ्गदत्त):—[=gaṅga-datta] [from gaṅga] m. Name of a king of the frogs, [Pañcatantra iv, 16.]
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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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Partial matches: Datta, Ganga.
Full-text: Caturvarnyavicara, Jnanashrimitra.
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