Raghupati, Raghu-pati: 8 definitions

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Raghupati 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.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Raghupati (रघुपति) refers to:—A name of Śri Rāmacandra meaning “Lord of the Raghu dynasty.”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Raghupati (रघुपति) is the father of Jayagopāla and grandfather of Kṛṣṇadeva Tripāṭhin (1822 C.E.): an authority on chandas of his period. Kṛṣṇadeva belongs to the Śāṇḍilyagotra. He was patronized by Jānakīnandana, son of Devakīnandana at whose instance he composed Chandaḥprastārasāraṇī. He mentions about his patrons in the colophon of the work and his family. He does not attribute his scholarship to others, but says that the purpose of composing this work was to please the learned scholars and it is his own creation.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Raghupati in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raghupati (रघुपति).—&c. epithets of Rāma; रघुनाथोऽप्यगस्त्येन मार्गसंदर्शितात्मना (raghunātho'pyagastyena mārgasaṃdarśitātmanā) R.; Rāma-rakṣā S.

Derivable forms: raghupatiḥ (रघुपतिः).

Raghupati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raghu and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): raghunandana, raghunandanātha, raghuśreṣṭha, raghusiṃha.

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

Raghupati (रघुपति).—m. Rāma.

Raghupati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raghu and pati (पति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Raghupati (रघुपति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Jaṭādhara (Abhidhānatantra). Oxf. 189^b.

2) Raghupati (रघुपति):—Kumārasambhavavyākhyāsudhā.

3) Raghupati (रघुपति):—Tattvacintāmaṇyālokasāra. Śabdālokarahasya. See Tattvacintāmaṇyāloka.

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

1) Raghupati (रघुपति):—[=raghu-pati] [from raghu] m. idem, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of various authors and teachers (also with upādhyāya and mahopādhyāya), [Catalogue(s)]

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Raghupati in German

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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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