Garudastra, Gāruḍāstra, Garuda-astra: 3 definitions
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Garudastra 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraGāruḍāstra (गारुडास्त्र) refers to the “Garuḍa-weapon”, as mentioned to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 118. Accordingly, “... innumerable terrible venomous snakes came out of it [the snake-weapon (pannagāstra)], and these Malayadhvaja slew with Garuḍa birds, that came out of the Garuḍa weapon (gāruḍāstra). Then Muktāphaladhvaja repelled with ease every weapon that the king of the Daityas and his son sent forth”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Gāruḍāstra, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (itihasa)Garuḍāstra (गरुडास्त्र) is applied by Rāma in the fierce battle with Rāvaṇa (Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddhakāṇḍa 102.24-6), when the missiles or astras in the form of venomous snakes (sarpāstra) were directed at him, Rāma effectively rendered them powerless with the Garuḍāstra from which troops of Suparṇas who are the enemies of sarpas felled them. Nothing more is said about Garuḍamantra in Rāmāyaṇa.
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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaruḍāstra (ಗರುಡಾಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] = ಗರುಡಪತತ್ರಿ - [garudapatatri -] 2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Garuda, Astra.
Full-text: Sarpastra, Pannagastra.
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