Gangamahadvara, Gaṅgāmahādvāra: 3 definitions
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Gangamahadvara 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 EncyclopediaGaṅgāmahādvāra (गङ्गामहाद्वार).—The particular spot on the Himālayan peak wherefrom Gaṅgā starts. Those who go there die in ice-falls. Only Nara and Nārāyaṇa have crossed this place. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 111, Verse 16).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṅgāmahādvāra (गङ्गामहाद्वार):—[=gaṅgā-mahā-dvāra] [from gaṅgā > gaṅga] n. = -dvara, [Mahābhārata v, 111, 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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