Karalajanaka, Karālajanaka, Karala-janaka: 4 definitions
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Karalajanaka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKarālajanaka (करालजनक).—A King of Mithilā. Vasiṣṭha imparted to him spiritual knowledge. (Śānti Parva).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarālajanaka (करालजनक):—[=karāla-janaka] [from karāla] m. Name of a prince (also called Janaka), [Mahābhārata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
The Nature of Sāṃkhya thoughts < [Chapter 4 - Sāṃkhya thoughts in the Śānti-parva of Mahābhārata]
Vasiṣṭha Karāla Janaka Saṃvāda < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the Śānti-parva]
Twenty-five Tattvas of Sāṃkhya philosophy < [Chapter 4 - Sāṃkhya thoughts in the Śānti-parva of Mahābhārata]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 133 - The perishable and the Imperishable
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)