Ragakhandava, Rāgakhāṇḍava, Raga-khandava: 5 definitions
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Ragakhandava 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRāgakhāṇḍava (रागखाण्डव).—A cake-like thing formed in a Yajña performed by King Dilīpa. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 61, Verse 8).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRāgakhāṇḍava (रागखाण्डव).—See रागषाडव (rāgaṣāḍava); a kind of sweet rice preparation; रागखाण्डवभोज्यैश्च मत्ताः पतिषु शेरते (rāgakhāṇḍavabhojyaiśca mattāḥ patiṣu śerate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7. 61.8 (com. rāgakhāṇḍavaṃ guḍodanaṃ parpaṭiketi vaidarbhāḥ).
Rāgakhāṇḍava is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rāga and khāṇḍava (खाण्डव). See also (synonyms): rāgakhāḍava.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRāgakhāṇḍava (रागखाण्डव):—[=rāga-khāṇḍava] [from rāga] m. or n. a kind of sweetmeat, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
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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: Raga, Khandava.
Full-text: Khandavaraga, Ragakhandavika, Ragashadava, Ragakhadava.
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