Sabhanara, Sabhānara: 4 definitions
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Sabhanara 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSabhānara (सभानर).—A King of the Bharata Dynasty. He was son of Anudruhyu, and the father of Kālanara. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSabhānara (सभानर).—A son of Anu (4th son of Yayāti) and father of Kālanara (Kālānala, Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa. and Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 1: Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 74. 13. Matsya-purāṇa 48. 10: Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 13: Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 18. 1-2.
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 Dictionary1) Sabhānara (सभानर):—[=sabhā-nara] [from sabhā] m. Name of a son of Kakṣeyu, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Anu, [Purāṇa]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kalanara, Kalanala, Anudruhyuvamsha, Turvasuvamsha, Cakshusha, Kolahala, Anga, Karna, Ushinara, Kekaya, Anu, Shibi, Lomapada.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Sabhanara, Sabhānara, Sabha-nara, Sabhā-nara; (plurals include: Sabhanaras, Sabhānaras, naras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1l - The Anva Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Anu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The History of the Dynasties of Anu, Druhyu, Turvasu and Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)