Prithushravas, Pṛthuśravas: 7 definitions
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Prithushravas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Pṛthuśravas can be transliterated into English as Prthusravas or Prithushravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Pṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—A King of Ṛgveda times. Indra killed the enemies of this King. (Sūkta 116, Anuvāka 17, Maṇḍala 1, Ṛgveda).
2) Pṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—Father of Kāmā, wife of king Ayutanāyī. He lived in the court of Yama. (Śloka 12, Chapter 8, Sabhā Parva).
3) Pṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—A sage of ancient Bhārata who was a friend of Yudhiṣṭhira. (Śloka 22, Chapter 26, Vana Parva).
4) Pṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—A soldier of Subrahmaṇya (Chapter 46, Śalya Parva).
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—I. adj. widely renowned, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 4, 15, 4. Ii. a proper name.
Pṛthuśravas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pṛthu and śravas (श्रवस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्).—[adjective] far-famed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्):—[=pṛthu-śravas] [from pṛthu > pṛth] mfn. far-famed, of wide renown
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Ṛg-veda; Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Śaśa-bindu, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Raghu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of the 9th Manu, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] of a serpent-demon, [Pañcaviṃśa-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]
7) [v.s. ...] of a being attendant upon Skanda, [Mahābhārata] ([wrong reading] -śrava)
8) [v.s. ...] of the elephant of the north quarter, [Varāha-mihira]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPṛthuśravas (पृथुश्रवस्):—[pṛthu-śravas] (vāḥ-vaḥ) a. Renowned.
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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: Shravas, Prithu.
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