Indrapramati, Indra-pramati: 6 definitions
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Indrapramati 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: Puranic EncyclopediaIndrapramati (इन्द्रप्रमति).—A disciple of Paila. He belonged to the line of Vyāsa’s disciples. For other details see under Vyāsa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexIndrapramati (इन्द्रप्रमति).—The sage and a Vāsiṣṭha who came to see Parīkṣit practising prāyopaveśa. Learnt ṛk saṃhita from Paila and taught it to the sage Māṇḍukeya; (Markaṇḍeya)1 Also known as Kuṇi;2 not to have marriage alliances with Vāsiṣṭhas and Bhagīvasu, a resident of Brahmakṣetra.3
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 19. 9; XII. 6. 54-56; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 115; 33. 3; 34. 25; Vāyu-purāṇa 60. 25, 27; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 16, 19.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 96-7.
- 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 105.
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 dictionaryIndrapramati (इन्द्रप्रमति).—Name of the pupil of Paila and the author of some ṛks of the Rv.
Derivable forms: indrapramatiḥ (इन्द्रप्रमतिः).
Indrapramati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and pramati (प्रमति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndrapramati (इन्द्रप्रमति):—[=indra-pramati] [from indra] m. a pupil of Paila and author of some verses of the Ṛg-veda, [Ṛgveda-anukramaṇikā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Agni-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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pramati, Indra.
Full-text: Bhagivasu, Indupramati, Kapinjali, Vedamitra, Manduki, Mandukeya, Satyashrava, Rigveda, Paila, Markandeya.
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 34 - Vyāsa and the Line of his Disciples < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 33 - Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 32 - Yugas and classes of people: lineage of sages < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IV - Division of the Veda, in the last Dvapara age by the Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana < [Book III]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Arrival of Nārada < [Book 1 - First Skandha]