Rahugana, Rahūgaṇa: 6 definitions
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Rahugana 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 EncyclopediaRahūgaṇa (रहूगण).—A sage who lived in Ṛgvedic times. It was his son Gotama, who composed the 74th Sūkta of the first Maṇḍala of Ṛgveda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRahūgaṇa (रहूगण).—The king of Sindhu—sauvīra kingdom: employed Jaḍa-Bharata as his palanquin bearer, and found fault with him for not bearing it properly: He understood that he was a Brahmana, felt remorse and enquired who he was. Heard precepts on Ātmavidyā from Bharata and became devoted to Hari in a spirit of detachment.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 10. 1-25; 13. 25.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRahūgaṇa (रहूगण).—[masculine] [plural] [Name] of a race of Ṛṣis.
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Rāhūgaṇa (राहूगण).—[masculine] patron. from rahūgaṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rahūgaṇa (रहूगण):—[=rahū-gaṇa] m. ([plural]) Name of a family belonging to the race of the Āṅgirasas, [Ṛg-veda; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] (sg.) Name of the author of the hymns, [Ṛg-veda ix, 37; 38; Anukramaṇikā]
3) Rāhūgaṇa (राहूगण):—mfn. ([from] rāhūgaṇya) [gana] kaṇvādi
4) m. [patronymic] [from] rahū-gaṇa, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
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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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Full-text: Rahuganya, Sindhusauvira, Gotama, Janakpur, Gautama, Kapila.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - The Saṃsāra—a forest: An allegory < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 12 - Dialogue between Bharata and Rahūgaṇa < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Chapter 10 - Bharata’s Life: King Rahūgaṇa accepts discipleship < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.127 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.516 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 2.1.239 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda I, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [First Kanda]
Kanda XI, adhyaya 4, brahmana 3 < [Eleventh Kanda]
Introduction to volume 1 (kāṇḍa 1-2) < [Introductions]
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