Kshatropetadvija, Kṣatropetadvija: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kṣatropetadvija can be transliterated into English as Ksatropetadvija or Kshatropetadvija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKṣatropetadvija (क्षत्रोपेतद्विज).—Rathitaras, Viśvāmitras and others;1 Śibis, Bharadvājas, Samkṛtyas, Kāvyas, Maudgalyas and Bhārgavas;2 of Aṅgiras; Saunakas and Ārṣṭiaṣeṇas.3 Gārgyas, Śaṃyas and Mandagolapas.4 Viśvāmitra, Māndhātā, Samkṛti, Kapi, Purukutsa, Satya, Ānṛhavān, Ṛthu, Ārṣtiṣeṇa, Ajamīḍha, Bhāganya, Anya, Kakṣīva, Śijaya, Rathītara, Runda, Viṣṇu, Vṛddha Gārgyas; all these rājaṛṣis who have become Brāhmaṇas.5
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 7; 66. 86; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 2. 10.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 49. 38 and 41; 50. 5 and 14.
- 3) Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 73 and 79; 92. 6.
- 4) Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 23, 60.
- 5) Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 115-7; 99. 161 and 198.
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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Full-text: Gritsamada, Kapi, Kakshivat, Shaunaka, Mandhata.
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