Kshatradharman, Kṣatradharman: 6 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Kṣatradharman can be transliterated into English as Ksatradharman or Kshatradharman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Kṣatradharman (क्षत्रधर्मन्).—A son of Dhṛṣṭadyumna. The teacher Droṇa killed him. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 125, Stanza 66).

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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»] — Kshatradharman in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kṣatradharman (क्षत्रधर्मन्).—adj. fulfilling the duty of a warrior, Chr. 30, 37.

Kṣatradharman is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣatra and dharman (धर्मन्).

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

Kṣatradharman (क्षत्रधर्मन्).—[adjective] fulfilling the duties of the warrior caste.

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

1) Kṣatradharman (क्षत्रधर्मन्):—[=kṣatra-dharman] [from kṣatra] mfn. fulfilling the duties of the second caste, [Mahābhārata v, 179, 37]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a prince, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; ix, 17, 18.]

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Kshatradharman 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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