Rashtravardhana, Rāṣṭravardhana: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rāṣṭravardhana can be transliterated into English as Rastravardhana or Rashtravardhana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन).—A minister of Daśaratha. (Agni Purāṇa, Chapter 6).
Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन).—Son of Dama.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 61. 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
Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन).—[adjective] increasing dominion.
1) Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन):—[=rāṣṭra-vardhana] [from rāṣṭra] mfn. increasing a k°, exalting dominion, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a minister of Daśa-ratha and Rāma, [ib.]
Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन):—
1) adj. das Reich wachsen machend, in die Höhe bringend [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 5, 11. 2, 36, 20.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Ministers Daśaratha’s und Rāma’s [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 59, 3, 26.] [WEBER, Rāmatāpanīya Upaniṣad 302. 305.]
Rāṣṭravardhana (राष्ट्रवर्धन):——
1) Adj. das Reich in die Höhe bringend. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Ministers.
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: Rashtra, Vardhana.
Full-text: Dharmapala, Sudhriti.
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