Meghasvati, Meghasvāti: 5 definitions
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Meghasvati 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Meghasvāti (मेघस्वाति).—A son of Cibilaka (Vikala Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa, Pikala, Viṣṇu-purāṇa), and father of Aṭamāna (Paṭuman Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 24; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 24. 45.
1b) An Andhra King a son of Āpītaka; ruled for 18 years.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 273. 5.
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: Shodhganga: Ajanta’s antiquityMeghasvāti (r. 55-37 BCE) is a king from the Sātavāhana dynasty of ancient India. The Sātavāhana lineage (known as Andhra in the Purāṇas) once ruled much of the Deccan region and several of the Ajantā caves at West-Khandesh (West-Khaṇḍeśa, modern Jalgaon) were carved in the 3rd century BCE when the region was ruled by kings (e.g., Meghasvāti) and descendants of the Sātavāhana kings. Meghasvāti was preceded by Apilaka and succeeded by Svāti.
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 DictionaryMeghasvāti (मेघस्वाति):—[=megha-svāti] [from megha] m. Name of a king, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Megha, Svati.
Full-text: Svati, Patuman, Pilaka, Cibilaka, Atamana, Apilaka.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2g - The Andhra Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Āndhra < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - The Age of the Mahabharata War < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Dynasties of the Kali Age < [Book 12 - Twelfth Skandha]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)