Kaladamshtra, Kāladaṃṣṭra: 2 definitions
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Kaladamshtra 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 Kāladaṃṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Kaladamstra or Kaladamshtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKāladaṃṣṭra (कालदंष्ट्र).—An Asura who entered the ocean.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 61. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKāladaṃṣṭra (ಕಾಲದಂಷ್ಟ್ರ):—[noun] the ruthlessness of the natural course of events or destiny (fig. compared to theall-destroying, long, large and pointed tooth of the personified death).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 109 - Vidvara, a Kinnara, Dispels Aśokasundarī’s Apprehensions < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
Chapter 22 - On vows (vrata) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)