Rathacitra, Rathacitrā: 6 definitions
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Rathacitra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Rathachitra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRathacitrā (रथचित्रा).—A river famous in the Purāṇas. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 26).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rathacitra (रथचित्र).—With the sun in the months of Śuci and Śukra (in the month of Āṣāḍha Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 23. 7; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 10. 8.
1b) A grāmaṇi with the sun in summer.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 52. 7.
Rathacitrā (रथचित्रा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.25). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Rathacitrā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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 Dictionary1) Rathacitra (रथचित्र):—[=ratha-citra] [from ratha] m. Name of a Yakṣa, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) Rathacitrā (रथचित्रा):—[=ratha-citrā] [from ratha-citra > ratha] f. of a river, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Citra, Ratha.
Full-text: Graishmika.
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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 55 - The Sun’s Chariot (sūryaratha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter X - Names of the twelve Adityas < [Book II]
Topographical Lists from the Mahābhārata < [Book II]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - Information about Heavenly bodies (stars, planets etc.) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]