Krishnavartman, Kṛṣṇavartman, Krishna-vartman: 8 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Kṛṣṇavartman can be transliterated into English as Krsnavartman or Krishnavartman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Krishnavartman in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्).—Another name for Agni. Agni was addressed by this word at the serpent yajña by Āstīka. (Mahābhārata Chapter 55, Verse 10).

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Krishnavartman in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्).—m.

1) fire; श्रद्दधे त्रिदशगोपमात्रके दाहशक्तिमिव कृष्णवर्त्मनि (śraddadhe tridaśagopamātrake dāhaśaktimiva kṛṣṇavartmani) R.11.42; Manusmṛti 2.94.

2) Name of Rāhu.

3) a low man, profligate, black-guard.

Kṛṣṇavartman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and vartman (वर्त्मन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्).—m. fire, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 94.

Kṛṣṇavartman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṛṣṇa and vartman (वर्त्मन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्).—[masculine] fire (lit. having a black way).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्):—[=kṛṣṇa-vartman] [from kṛṣṇa] m. ‘whose way is black’, fire, [Manu-smṛti ii, 94; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa xi, 42]

2) [v.s. ...] the marking-nut plant (Plumbago Zeylanica), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of Rāhu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a man of evil conduct, low man, outcast, black-guard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṛṣṇavartman (कृष्णवर्त्मन्):—[kṛṣṇa-vartman] (rtmā) 5. m. Fire; Rāhu; a profligate; an outcast.

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Krishnavartman in German

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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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