Muhurtaka, Muhūrtaka: 6 definitions
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Muhurtaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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) Muhūrtaka (मुहूर्तक).—The periods of 30 kalās.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 7. 19; Vāyu-purāṇa 57. 6.
1b) Sons of Muhūrtā and Dharma.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 5. 18. Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 15. 106.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMuhūrtaka (मुहूर्तक).—
1) An instant, a moment.
2) A period of 48 minutes.
Derivable forms: muhūrtakaḥ (मुहूर्तकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuhūrtaka (मुहूर्तक).—[substantive] moment or hour (cf. [preceding]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Muhūrtaka (मुहूर्तक):—[from muh] m. or n. (?) a moment, instant, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] an hour, [Pañcarātra]
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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)
Starts with: Muhurtakalindra, Muhurtakalpadruma, Muhurtakalpadrumiyasamkrantisamjnakusuma, Muhurtakalpakara, Muhurtakanthabharana.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Dakṣa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Advice to Propitiate Śiva < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 14 - The Legend of Vajrāṅga < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 19 - Incarnations of Śrī Viṣṇu < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 63 - Origin of Devas and others (devādi-sṛṣṭi) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - Description of the solar system < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]