Gangahrada, Gaṅgāhrada, Ganga-hrada: 7 definitions
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Gangahrada 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 EncyclopediaGaṅgāhrada (गङ्गाह्रद).—A sacred place on the limits of Kurukṣetra. There is a terribly deep whirlpool of the river Ganges here and that depth of the river is considered to be equivalent to three crores of sacred places. (Vana Parva, Chapter 83, and Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 25).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesGaṅgāhrada (गङ्गाह्रद) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.85, III.81.153, III.81.172). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Gaṅgā-hrada) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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 dictionaryGaṅgāhrada (गङ्गाह्रद).—Name of a तीर्थ (tīrtha).
Derivable forms: gaṅgāhradaḥ (गङ्गाह्रदः).
Gaṅgāhrada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṅgā and hrada (ह्रद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgāhrada (गङ्गाह्रद) or Tīrthamahāhrada or Rāmahrada.—m. names of holy ponds, Mahābhārata 3, 7047 (
Gaṅgāhrada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṅgā and hrada (ह्रद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Gaṅgāhrada (गङ्गाह्रद):—[=gaṅgā-hrada] [from gaṅgā > gaṅga] m. Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata iii, xiii]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. gāṅga with hrada.
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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: Hrada, Ganga.
Full-text: Ramahrada, Durgadatta, Tirthamahahrada, Ganga.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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