Khagana, Khagaṇa: 5 definitions
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Khagana 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)
Khagaṇa (खगण).—A King born in the family of Śrī Rāma. He was the son of Vajranābha and the father of Vidhṛti. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 10).
Khagaṇa (खगण).—The son of Vajranābha and father of Vidhṛti.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 12. 3.
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
Khagaṇa (खगण):—[=kha-gaṇa] [from kha] m. Name of a prince (son of Vajranābha), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ix, 12, 3.]
Khagaṇa (खगण):—(kha + gaṇa) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, eines Sohnes von Vajranābha [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 12, 3.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, Anhang XII.]
Khagaṇa (खगण):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [VP.².3,323.]
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 (+0): Kha, Gana.
Starts with (+0): Khaganana, Khaganayaka.
Full-text (+0): Vidhriti, Vajranabha, Agnipurna.
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Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - The Description of Ikṣvāku’s Race (concluded) < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 60 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 2]
Page 328 < [English-Gujarati-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 856 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 226 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
1. Introduction to the ancient Indian science of Government < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara’s Manasollasa]
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