Merusavarni, Merusāvarṇi: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaMerusāvarṇi (मेरुसावर्णि).—A Manu. (See under Manvantara). The daughter of this Merusāvarṇi named Svayamprabhā was met by Hanūmān on his way in search of Sītā. (Sarga 51, Kiṣkindhā kāṇḍa, Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Merusāvarṇi (मेरुसावर्णि).—The first of the four sons of Brahmā, grandson of Dakṣa and son of his daughter Kriyā; engaged in austerities on the slopes of the Meru; went to Maharloka and was reborn in the epoch of Cākṣuṣa; the other three names are Parā, Marīcigarbha, and Sudharmāṇa; all of them sons of Rohita Prajāpati;1 the eleventh Manu of the future.2
1b) Manu, son of Dakṣa; had three sons, Marīcigarbhas, Suśarman and Sambhūta—in the Vaivasvata epoch.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 59.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Merusāvarṇi (मेरुसावर्णि):—[=meru-sāvarṇi] [from meru] m. idem (-tā f.), [ib.; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the 11th Manu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Savarni, Meru.
Starts with: Merusavarnita.
Full-text: Merusavarnita, Sambhuta, Maricigarbha, Manvantara.
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