Rishabhadvipa, Ṛṣabhadvīpa, Rishabha-dvipa: 5 definitions
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Rishabhadvipa 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.
The Sanskrit term Ṛṣabhadvīpa can be transliterated into English as Rsabhadvipa or Rishabhadvipa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaṚṣabhadvīpa (ऋषभद्वीप).—A holy place on the banks of the river Sarasvatī. Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 84 says that by bathing in this place, one would obtain Devavimāna.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesṚṣabhadvīpa (ऋषभद्वीप) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.82.139). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Ṛṣabha-dvīpa) 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 DictionaryṚṣabhadvīpa (ऋषभद्वीप):—[=ṛṣabha-dvīpa] [from ṛṣabha > ṛṣ] m. Name of a place.
[Sanskrit to German]
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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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
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