Kshitidhara, Kṣitidhara, Kshiti-dhara: 10 definitions
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Kshitidhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣitidhara can be transliterated into English as Ksitidhara or Kshitidhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर) is another name for the varṣaparvata (mountain range) named Himavat.—The Himavat range is said to have stretched along, on the north of Bhārata, like the string of a bow.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर).—a mountain; क्षितिधरपतिकन्यामाददानः करेण (kṣitidharapatikanyāmādadānaḥ kareṇa) Kumārasambhava 7.94.
Derivable forms: kṣitidharaḥ (क्षितिधरः).
Kṣitidhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣiti and dhara (धर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर).—m.
(-raḥ) A mountain. E. kṣiti the earth. and dhara what holds.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर).—[kṣiti-dhara], m. A mountain, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर).—[masculine] a mountain (earth-bearer).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर):—[=kṣiti-dhara] [from kṣiti > kṣi] m. ‘earth-supporter’, a mountain, [Kumāra-sambhava vii, 94; Bhartṛhari]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣitidhara (क्षितिधर):—[kṣiti-dhara] (raḥ) 1. m. A mountain.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKṣitidhara (ಕ್ಷಿತಿಧರ):—
1) [noun] a mountain (supposed to prop the earth up).
2) [noun] (myth.) Ādiśeśsha, bearing the earth.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhara, Kshiti.
Starts with: Kshitidharaguru.
Full-text: Himavat.
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