Kirtirata, Kīrtirāta: 4 definitions
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Kirtirata 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKīrtirāta (कीर्तिरात).—The valorous son of Mahādhṛti. Father of Mahāroman.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 64. 13.
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 DictionaryKīrtirāta (कीर्तिरात):—[=kīrti-rāta] [from kīrti > kīrt] m. Name of a prince of the Videhas (son of Mahāndhraka; also called Kṛti-rāta, son of Andhaka), [Rāmāyaṇa i, 71, 11 and 12.]
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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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Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXI < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 64 - The description of Nimi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
6. Genealogy of the Hari Vamsa dynasty < [Chapter 5 - Origin and Genealogy of Various Vamshas]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)