Himavatpura, Himavat-pura: 5 definitions
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Himavatpura 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)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationHimavatpura (हिमवत्पुर) refers to the “city of Himavat” (i.e., Himavatpura is probably identical with Auṣadhiprastha, the capital of Himavat), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said amongst each other: “This city [Himavatpura] seems to be better than Alakā, heaven, Bhogavatī and even Amarāvatī. The houses are beautiful and well-built. The courtyards are well laid out and paved with different kinds of crystals and jewels of variegated colours. Slabs of solar and lunar stones are found in every house. Different kinds of celestial trees are also growing here. The splendour of festoons is also seen in every house. They are of different colours and sorts with shapes of parrots and swans carved on the walls of the palaces. [...]”.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHimavatpura (हिमवत्पुर).—Name of Oṣadhiprastha, the capital of Himālaya; तत्प्रयातौषधिप्रस्थं सिद्धये हिमवत्पुरम् (tatprayātauṣadhiprasthaṃ siddhaye himavatpuram) Kumārasambhava 6.33.
Derivable forms: himavatpuram (हिमवत्पुरम्).
Himavatpura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms himavat and pura (पुर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHimavatpura (हिमवत्पुर).—n.
(-raṃ) Oshadhiprastha, the capital of Himalaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHimavatpura (हिमवत्पुर):—[=hima-vat-pura] [from hima-vat > hima > him] n. the town on the Him°, [Kumāra-sambhava]
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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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Partial matches: Pura, Himavat.
Starts with: Himavatpuravasin, Himavatpuravasini.
Full-text (+5): Oshadhiprastha, Samriddhimat, Racita, Grihitva, Grihashrama, Suryakanta, Candrakanta, Sugriha, Mangalalaya, Svarga, Dirghika, Upavishta, Suramya, Bhogavati, Paurana, Svargakamya, Jalasaya, Vimanaka, Yajnika, Svargapara.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 32 - The seven celestial sages arrive < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]