Ikshurasoda, Ikṣurasoda, Ikshu-rasoda: 5 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Ikshurasoda 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 Ikṣurasoda can be transliterated into English as Iksurasoda or Ikshurasoda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Ikṣurasoda (इक्षुरसोद).—One of the seven seas surrounding Plakṣadvīpa.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 1. 33; 20. 7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4, 20.

context information

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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ikṣurasoda (इक्षुरसोद).—One of the seas. °क्वाथः (kvāthaḥ) raw or unrefined sugar, molasses.

Derivable forms: ikṣurasodaḥ (इक्षुरसोदः).

Ikṣurasoda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ikṣu and rasoda (रसोद).

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

Ikṣurasoda (इक्षुरसोद).—m.

(-daḥ) The sea of syrup. E. ikṣurasa and uda water.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ikṣurasoda (इक्षुरसोद):—[ikṣuraso+da] (daḥ) 1. m. Sea of syrup.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ikshurasoda in German

context information

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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