Ketushringa, Ketuśṛṅga: 5 definitions
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Ketushringa 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 Ketuśṛṅga can be transliterated into English as Ketusrnga or Ketushringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKetuśṛṅga (केतुशृङ्ग).—A King of ancient India. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 1).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKetuśṛṅga (केतुशृङ्ग).—A son of Bhṛgu, an avatār of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 149.
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 Dictionary1) Ketuśṛṅga (केतुशृङ्ग):—[=ketu-śṛṅga] [from ketu] m. Name of a king, [Mahābhārata i, 230]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Muni, [Vāyu-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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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s incarnations as Yogācāryas < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 5 - The nineteen incarnations of Śiva < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - The esoteric secret of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)