Navarashtra, Navarāṣṭra: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Navarāṣṭra can be transliterated into English as Navarastra or Navarashtra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Navarāṣṭra (नवराष्ट्र).—The name of both the Kingdom and capital of Nava, the son of Uśīnara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 21; Matsya-purāṇa 48. 21; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 22.
1b) A tribe.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 46.
Navarāṣṭra (नवराष्ट्र) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.28.6, IV.1.9) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Navarāṣṭra) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Navarāṣṭra (नवराष्ट्र):—[=nava-rāṣṭra] [from nava] a n. Name of a kingdom, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] its inhabitants, [Mahābhārata]
3) [=nava-rāṣṭra] [from nava] b See under 1. nava.
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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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