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Paurodhasa (पौरोधस).—‘not a profession to be coveted’, was the remark of Viśvarūpa to the gods, who requested him to be their ācārya, (see Purohita).^*

• * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 7. 35-36.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

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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.

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Paurodhasa (पौरोधस).—The office of a family-priest; पौरोधसं हृष्यति येन दुर्मतिः (paurodhasaṃ hṛṣyati yena durmatiḥ) Bhāgavata 6.7.37.

Derivable forms: paurodhasam (पौरोधसम्).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paurodhasa (पौरोधस).—i. e. purodhas + a, n. The office of a family priest, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 6, 7, 36.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Paurodhasa (पौरोधस):—[=pauro-dhasa] [from pauro] m. [patronymic] [from] puro-dhas, [Saṃskārakaustubha]

2) [v.s. ...] the office of the Purohita, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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

Paurodhasa (पौरोधस):—

1) m. patron. von purodhas [Weber’s Verzeichniss 54,2 v. u.] [SAṂSK. K. 185,a,9.] —

2) n. das Amt eines Purohita [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 7, 36.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Paurodhasa (पौरोधस):——

1) m. Patron. von purodhas. —

2) n. das Amt eines Purohita.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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: Pauro, Taca.

Full-text: Vishvarupa.

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