Mallarashtra, Malla-rashtra, Mallarāṣṭra: 5 definitions
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Mallarashtra 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 Mallarāṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Mallarastra or Mallarashtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMallarāṣṭra (मल्लराष्ट्र).—A country in ancient India. The capital of Mallarāṣṭra was the present city of Kuśī. At the time of Mahābhārata, this country was ruled by a King named Pārthiva. There is a statement in the Mahābhārata that this King was defeated by Bhīmasena. When the Pāṇḍavas discussed the countries in which they were to live "incognito", the name of Mallarāṣṭra was also mentioned. (Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30, Verse 3; Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 44; Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 13).
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.
India history and geography
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismMallārāṣṭra (मल्लाराष्ट्र) or Mallaraṭṭha refers to the kingdom of the Mallas: one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas of the Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—The Mallaraṭṭha or Mallārāṣṭra has been mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya as one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas. The kingdom was divided into two parts which had for their capitals the cities of Kusāvati or Kusīnārā and Pāvā identical probably with Kasia (on the smaller Gondak and in the east of the Gorakhpur district) and a village named Padaraona (12 miles to the north-east of Kasia) respectively.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMallarāṣṭra (मल्लराष्ट्र):—[=malla-rāṣṭra] [from malla] n. Name of a kingdom, [Mahābhārata] ([Viṣṇu-purāṇa])
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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: Rashtra, Malla.
Full-text: Vallirashtra.
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