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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Marusthalī (मरुस्थली) refers to the “desert region”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.4 (“The Tripuras are initiated).—Accordingly, as Viṣṇu instructed his self-created Puruṣa to delude the Asuras in the Three Cities: “[...] O ascetic, no doubt, Vedic and Smārta rites flourish and shine there. But these shall certainly be exploded through this Vidyā. O you with shaven head, you shall go there for destroying the residents of the three cities. Revealing the Tamasika rites, destroy the three cities. After that, O great one, you shall go to the desert region (marusthalī) and stay there carrying on your own duties and activities till the advent of the Kali age. [...]”.

Note: The desert (Maru) lying to the north-west of Gujarat and to the north of Dvārakā is also called the Thar or Rājaputānā desert. It includes a portion of Mārwar and Jodhpur area also. It is said to be famous for its camels. See Sircar ‘Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India’ (D. C. Sarkar).

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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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume 30 (1953-1954)

Marusthalī (मरुस्थली) is identified with Mārwār (Marwar) also known as the ‘Jodhpur region’, western Rajasthan, India.—According to the “Succession of the rulers of Mewār from Hammīra to Jayasiṃha”: Rājamalla (Rāymal). s. of 5. Became ruler in V.S. 1530 after ousting his brother Udā. m. Śṛṅgāradēvī, d. of. Yodhā, prince of Marusthalī (Mārwār). V.S. 1537, 1543, 1545, 1556-57, 1561.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Marusthalī (मरुस्थली).—a wilderness, desert, waste; तत् प्राप्नोति मरुस्थलेऽपि नितरां मेरौ ततो नाधिकम् (tat prāpnoti marusthale'pi nitarāṃ merau tato nādhikam) Bhartṛhari 2. 49; मरुस्थल्यां यथा वृष्टिः क्षुधार्ते भोजनं तथा (marusthalyāṃ yathā vṛṣṭiḥ kṣudhārte bhojanaṃ tathā) H.1.11.

Marusthalī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms maru and sthalī (स्थली). See also (synonyms): marusthala.

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

Marusthalī (मरुस्थली):—[=maru-sthalī] [from maru] f. a desert spot, wilderness, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara; Hitopadeśa]

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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: Sthali, Maru.

Full-text: Maru, Marusthala.

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