Hridika, Hṛdika, Hṛdīka: 5 definitions
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Hridika 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 terms Hṛdika and Hṛdīka can be transliterated into English as Hrdika or Hridika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaHṛdīka (हृदीक).—A Yādava. He was the father of Kṛtavarman. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 105).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHṛdika (हृदिक).—A son of Svayambhoja and the father of Kṛtavarman and nine other sons, and a votary of Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 14. 28; IX. 24. 26-7; X. 52 [56 (v) 5] [10]; III. 1. 35; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 139-42; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 80-1; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 138; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 23-4.
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 dictionaryHṛdika (हृदिक) or Hṛdīka (हृदीक).—Name of a Yādava prince.
Derivable forms: hṛdikaḥ (हृदिकः), hṛdīkaḥ (हृदीकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hṛdika (हृदिक):—[from hṛd] m. Name of the father of Kṛta-varman (cf. hārdikya), [Mahābhārata]
2) Hṛdīka (हृदीक):—[from hṛd] m. = [preceding] [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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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Starts with: Hridikatmaja.
Full-text (+19): Devanta, Devabahu, Naranta, Kritavarman, Shatadhanus, Bhishagdvaitarata, Hridikatmaja, Dhiyanta, Nakavan, Shvetarata, Karambhaka, Bhishaj, Vanarha, Svayambhoja, Adhidanta, Kanakodbhava, Kaniyaka, Vanajata, Bhishana, Ajata.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.5.24 < [Chapter 5 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 26 < [Karna Parva]
Section CLXIV < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Section CXIII < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1h - The Andhaka Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The concept of Bhāratavarṣa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]