Haratejas, Hara-tejas: 5 definitions

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Haratejas 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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Haratejas in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Haratejas (हरतेजस्) refers to the “splendour of Śiva”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “Thus addressed by his preceptor Bhārgava, the lord of the Asuras, hastened to the lofty mountain. With his powerful arms, the Asura brought the mountain Droṇa and hurled it immediately into the ocean. There is nothing wonderful and mysterious in regard to the splendour of Śiva (haratejas). The great hero, the son of the ocean, took a vast army with him, came to the battle ground and began to kill the gods with various weapons. [...]”.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Haratejas in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Haratejas (हरतेजस्).—n. quick-silver.

Haratejas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hara and tejas (तेजस्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haratejas (हरतेजस्).—n.

(-jaḥ) Quicksilver.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Haratejas (हरतेजस्):—[=hara-tejas] [from hara] n. ‘Śiva’s energy’, quicksilver, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Haratejas in German

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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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