Giriprastha, Giri-prastha: 6 definitions
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Giriprastha 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 EncyclopediaGiriprastha (गिरिप्रस्थ).—A mountain of the country of Niṣadha. Indra once hid himself on this mountain. (Śloka 13, Chapter 315, Vana Parva).
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 dictionaryGiriprastha (गिरिप्रस्थ).—the tableland of a mountain; Rām.2.
Derivable forms: giriprasthaḥ (गिरिप्रस्थः).
Giriprastha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms giri and prastha (प्रस्थ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGiriprastha (गिरिप्रस्थ).—[masculine] the table-land of a mountain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGiriprastha (गिरिप्रस्थ):—[=giri-prastha] [from giri > gir] m. the table-land of a mountain, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 97, 1.]
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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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