Nakshatrakalpa, Nakṣatrakalpa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nakṣatrakalpa can be transliterated into English as Naksatrakalpa or Nakshatrakalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प).—A part of the Atharvaveda. The great hermit Muñjakeśa had divided the Atharvaveda into five parts called Nakṣatrakalpa, Vedakalpa, Saṃhitākalpa, Āṅgirasakalpa and Śānti Kalpa. Nakṣatra Kalpa deals with the order of worshipping the Nakṣatras(stars), Veda Kalpa deals with the activities of Brahmā as a Ṛtvik (family priest), the Saṃhitā Kalpa, the mantras (spells and incantations). In Āṅgirasa Kalpa sorcery and enchantment and in Śāntikalpa, Śāntis (Alleviation or cure) of horse, elephant etc. are given. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 3, Chapter 6).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प).—The author and a master of Atharvasamhitā;1 a portion of Atharva Veda.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 7. 4; Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 54.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 61. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 13.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Nakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a Pariśiṣṭa of the Av. W. p. 89.
2) Nakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प):—the first Pariśiṣṭa of the Av.
3) Nakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प):—the first Pariśiṣta of the Av. Peters. 5, 27.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNakṣatrakalpa (नक्षत्रकल्प):—[=nakṣatra-kalpa] [from nakṣatra > nakṣ] m. Name of a Pariśiṣṭa of [Atharva-veda]
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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: Nakshatra, Kalpa.
Full-text: Munjikesha, Vedakalpa, Shantikalpa, Samhitakalpa, Shakadhuma, Angirasakalpa, Ardra, Atharva, Nakshatra.
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