Gotrashatru, Gotraśatru: 2 definitions

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Gotrashatru 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.

The Sanskrit term Gotraśatru can be transliterated into English as Gotrasatru or Gotrashatru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

[«previous next»] — Gotrashatru in Kavya glossary
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Gotraśatru (गोत्रशत्रु) refers to an epithet of Indra, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 14.62. The word Gotraśatru or Gotrabhid is usually construed as “the enemy (or cleaver) of gotras or mountains” the reference being to the story that Indra cut off the wings of the mountains. There is another derivation which suits the context better. Indra was really the enemy of his own gotra or family, for he killed a child of his stepmother Diti while still in the womb. Vāmanapurāṇa (chapter 71.42), while explaining why Indra is called Gotrabhid, relates that Diti, the mother of the demons, had in her womb a child destined to kill Indra, who, however, got scent o it and cut the embryo into seven pieces by entering Diti’s womb through the nostrils.

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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’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gotrashatru in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gotraśatru (गोत्रशत्रु):—[gotra-śatru] (truḥ) 2. m. Indra.

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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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