Hiranyashvaratha, Hiraṇyāśvaratha: 3 definitions
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Hiranyashvaratha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Hiraṇyāśvaratha can be transliterated into English as Hiranyasvaratha or Hiranyashvaratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHiraṇyāśvaratha (हिरण्याश्वरथ).—A gift of a chariot with 7 or 8 horses in gold on an auspicious day keeps one away from hell and takes him to the abode of Śiva.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 274. 8; 281. 1-16.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryHiraṇyāśvaratha.—(EI 12), name of a mahādāna; same as hemāśvaratha. Note: hiraṇyāśvaratha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHiraṇyāśvaratha (हिरण्याश्वरथ):—[=hiraṇyāśva-ratha] [from hiraṇyāśva > hiraṇya > hiraṇa] m. a horse and chariot made of g° (one of the 16 Mahā-dānas q.v.), [Catalogue(s)]
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: Hiranyashva, Ratha.
Full-text: Mahadana.
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