Prithushrava, Pṛthuśrava: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Pṛthuśrava can be transliterated into English as Prthusrava or Prithushrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Pṛthuśrava (पृथुश्रव).—A son of Śaśabindu and father of Dharma (Pṛthutama Viṣṇu-purāṇa);1 (grandson? Matsya-purāṇa).2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 33; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 22. Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 21; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 12. 6-7.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 44. 22.
1b) A son of the first Sāvarṇa Manu (Dakṣasāvarṇi Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. I. 65. Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 24.
Pṛthuśrava (पृथुश्रव) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.44.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Pṛthuśrava) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Pṛthuśrava is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.90.20) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
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 DictionaryPṛthuśrava (पृथुश्रव):—[=pṛthu-śrava] [from pṛthu > pṛth] m. [wrong reading] for next.
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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: Shrava, Prithu.
Starts with: Prithushravas.
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