Prithudaka, Pṛthūdaka: 9 definitions
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Prithudaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
The Sanskrit term Pṛthūdaka can be transliterated into English as Prthudaka or Prithudaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaPṛthūdaka (पृथूदक) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—Pehoa in the Karnāl district of the Punjab on the river Sarasvatī. In the Kāvyamīmāṃsā of Rājaśekhara considered Pṛthūdaka as the region lying beyond the Uttarāpatha or the northern India. In modern Pehoa is on the northern side of the Sarasvatī river and is fourteen miles to the west of Thaneśvar.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaPṛthūdaka (पृथूदक).—A sacred pond on the borders of Kurukṣetra. This is one of the celebrated tīrthas of Bhārata. He who bathes in this pond would get the benefit of doing an aśvamedha. (Chapter 83, Vana Parva; Chapter 39, Śalya Parva).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesPṛthūdaka (पृथूदक) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.122). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pṛthūdaka) 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramPṛthūdaka (पृथूदक) (in Kurukṣetra) is mentioned as the birth-place of Rāmaśivadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras.—Rāmaśivadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is associated withe with the birth-place known as Pṛthūdaka in Kurukṣetra (alternatively, Śivasthāna).
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary HistoryPṛthūdaka (पृथूदक) is the name of a North-Indian Tirtha (sacred place) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi). We also find in this work a list of holy places or tīrthas on folio 6 of the manuscript [e.g., pṛthūdaka-tīrtha] which appears to have been composed say between A.D. 1600 and 1650.—[Cf. the manuscript of the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī at the Government Manuscripts Library, B.O.R. = Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona]
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismPrithudaka (प्रिथुदक) (or Pithuḍaga) is the name of a locality situated in Dakkhiṇāpatha (Deccan) or “southern district” of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—Pithuḍaga is the same as Sanskrit Prithudaka and Pithuḍa is but a shortened form of Pithuḍaga. In the Gaṇḍavyūha we find a reference to Prithurāshtra, which is evidently not different from what Ptolemy in his Geography calls Pitundra which is but the Greek form of Pithuṇḍa. In Khāravela’s inscriptions, we have mention of a place founded by the former kings of Kaliṅga and known by the name of Pithuḍaga or Pithuḍa, which had become, in 113 years, a watery jungle of grass.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pṛthūdaka (पृथूदक):—[from pṛthu > pṛth] a n. ‘having extensive waters’, Name of a sacred bathing-place on the northern bank of the Sarasvatī, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] b m. Name of the author of a [commentator or commentary] on the Brahma-gupta, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Colebrooke]
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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: Prithudakasvamin, Prithudakatirtha.
Full-text: Prithudakasvamin, Prithudakatirtha, Uttarapatha, Madhusrava, Pithudaga, Ushanku, Kurukshetra, Bhattotpala, Pithuda, Utpala, Shivasthana, Ramashivadeva, Dalbhya, Devapi, Svamin.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Prithudaka, Pṛthūdaka, Prthudaka; (plurals include: Prithudakas, Pṛthūdakas, Prthudakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Pehoa: The Ancient Prithudaka < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]
The Vamana-Purana < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Sucipatra or contents of the Vamana Purana < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 27 - Kanyātīrtha, Saptasārasvata, Pṛthūdaka, Sannihiti, etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 29 - Kālindītīrtha: Efficacy of Yamunā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.119 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 4.2a - Akṣayatṛtīyā-vrata < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 3b - Tīrthas recommended for Śrāddhas < [Chapter 8 - Geographical data in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)