Rajatanabha, Rajatanābha: 5 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRajatanābha (रजतनाभ).—A Yakṣa. He married Maṇivarā, daughter of Anuhrāda and two sons, Maṇivara and Maṇibhadra were born to them.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rajatanābha (रजतनाभ).—The milkman of the Yakṣas on the earth and father of Maṇidhara. Born of Yakṣa and apsaras Kratusthalā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 216; III. 7. 111.
1b) The grandfather of the Yakṣas, married Bhadrā, the daughter of Anuhrāda, the Daitya; father of Maṇibhadra and Maṇivara; wives of these two become the aunts of Saṃsiddhakaraṇa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 151-2.
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 DictionaryRajatanābha (रजतनाभ):—[=rajata-nābha] [from rajata > raj] m. Name of a [particular] fabulous being, [Harivaṃśa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nabha, Rajata.
Full-text: Manivara, Rajatanabhi, Manidhara, Vatsanabha, Manibhadra, Anuhlada, Bhumi, Yaksha, Bhadra.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 6 - The Origin of the Earth < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 29 - The Story of Pṛthu (continued) < [Section 2 - Bhūmi-khaṇḍa (section on the earth)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 7 - Different dynasties enumerated < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Chapter 36 - The Lineage of Manu: Manvantaras < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]