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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Padmaratha (पद्मरथ) is the name of an ancient king from Ariṣṭā and a previous incarnation of Ananta, according to chapter 4.4 [anantanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly:—“In Ariṣṭā  there was a king, Padmaratha, who had great chariots, the sole mountain for the stumbling of the array of chariots of enemy-charioteers. After conquering all his enemies and subduing the whole earth, he did not care a straw for it, eager for subduing the Śrī of emancipation. Padmaratha experienced the pastimes of strolling in gardens, water-sports in pools, attending sweet concerts by musicians, watching different gaits in his draft-animals, elephants, horses, et cetera, witnessing entertainment-festivals such as that of spring and Kaumudī, dramatic festivals with the ten kinds of drama, nāṭaka, et cetera, the dwelling in houses which were the counterparts of heavenly palaces, and the wearing of varied garments, decorations, ointments, and ornaments not from desire but from following the way of the people. [...]”.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Padmaratha (पद्मरथ) is the name of an ancient king from Mithila, according to the “Madanarekhā satī no saṃbaṃdha” (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—(Cf. Maiṃṇarehā)—[...] in Mathurā, Maiṇarehā became a nun. She came to know that her baby had been rescued by Padmaratha, king of Mithila and was called Namikumāra (97). As to Maiṇarehā’s and Jagabāhu’s elder son, Caṃdajasa (later called Jagabalabha), he had succeeded Maṇiratha who died from a snake bite (99). Padmaratha took religious initiation and was succeeded by Namikumāra. As a nun, Maiṇarehā had to intervene and to explain to the two kings, who wanted to fight about an elephant, that they were brothers and that she was their mother (125). [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Padmaratha (पद्मरथ):—[=padma-ratha] [from padma] m. Name of sub voce princes, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

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Padmaratha in German

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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)

Partial matches: Padma, Ratha.

Full-text: Nami, Jagabalabha, Bhadrabahu, Namikumara, Camdajasa, Arishta, Ananta.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Padmaratha, Padma-ratha; (plurals include: Padmarathas, rathas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 1: Incarnation as Padmaratha < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]

Part 4: Birth of Ananta and his birth-rites < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]

Part 1: Vasudevahiṇḍi (the wanderings of Vasudeva) < [Chapter IV - Vasudevahiṇḍi]

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Triveni Journal

The Story of the Rishi Vidyuccora < [September 1943]

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