Mihirakula, Mihira-kula: 5 definitions
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Mihirakula 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.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Who were the HunasKalhana gives the historical account of a Kashmir king Mihirakula. According to Kalhana, Kashmir King Mihirakula subdued many kingdoms of India including Chola, Karnata, Lata and also Simhala. Historians have wrongly identified Kashmir King Mihirakula to be a Huna King of Gupta era. First of all, Kashmir King Mihirakula reigned around 1185-1135 BCE and secondly, he was the son of Vasula of Gonanda III dynasty. Therefore, it is totally absurd to identify Kashmir King Mihirakula to be a Huna King. Moreover, Kalhana never referred to Mihirakula as a Huna king.
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 dictionaryMihirakula (मिहिरकुल).—Name of a prince; Rāj. T.
Derivable forms: mihirakulaḥ (मिहिरकुलः).
Mihirakula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mihira and kula (कुल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMihirakula (मिहिरकुल):—[=mihira-kula] [from mihira] m. Name of a prince, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
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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: Mihira, Kula.
Full-text: Mihirapura, Mihireshvara, Mahirakula, Toramana, Huna.
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A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)
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