Ksharakardama, Kṣārakardama, Kshara-kardama: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kṣārakardama can be transliterated into English as Ksarakardama or Ksharakardama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम).—One of 28 hells. conceited men who disregard their superiors in birth, merit, learning, etc., are punished in this.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 26. 7 and 30.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī BhāgavatamKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम) refers to one of the thirty hells (naraka) mentioned in the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 8.21 (on the narrative of hells). The hells are destinations where dead beings brought by messengers of Yama (the God of the Pitṛs), and get punished by him according to their karmas and faults.
The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam (mentioning Kṣārakardama), is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम).—
1) a pool of saline mud.
2) Name of a hell; Bhāgavata 5.26.7.
Derivable forms: kṣārakardamaḥ (क्षारकर्दमः).
Kṣārakardama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and kardama (कर्दम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम).—m. the name of a hell, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 5, 26, 7.
Kṣārakardama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and kardama (कर्दम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम):—[=kṣāra-kardama] [from kṣāra > kṣar] m. ‘a pool of saline or acrid mud’ Name of a hell, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa v, 26, 7 and 30.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣārakardama (क्षारकर्दम):—[kṣāra-kardama] (maḥ) 1. m. A hell.
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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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Partial matches: Kshara, Kardama.
Full-text: Naraka.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 21 - On the narrative of hells < [Book 8]
Chapter 23 - On the description of the remaining hells < [Book 8]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 26 - Description of Hells (Naraka) < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - The Efficacy of Listening to the Purāṇa < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - Bhagīratha Advised to Bring the Gaṅgā < [Part 1 - Prathama-pāda]