Sadhanu, Sadhānu: 3 definitions

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Sadhanu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sadhanu (सधनु).—A Vānara chief.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 232.
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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.

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India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Sadhānu, son of Devapāla, is the name of a person mentioned in a Jain inscription found at Shergarh. The first half of verse 3 quotes the date of the inscription while its latter half records the obeisance of Devapāla’s sons, viz. Mālhū, Sadhānu and others as well as Nemi, Bharata, etc., who were the sons of Pūnī and Śānti (possibly a brother of Pūnī), to the gods, Śānti, Kunthu and Ara, who (i.e. whose images) had been installed.

The inscription (mentioning Sadhānu) was found found on the pedestal below the central figure of a group of three images of Jain Tīrthaṅkaras in a small temple outside the fort at Shergarh (ancient Kośavardhana). The three Tīrthaṅkaras represented are Śānti (Śāntinātha), Kunthu or Kunthanātha and Ara (Aranātha).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sadhanu (सधनु).—adj. with a bow (in his hand).

Sadhanu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and dhanu (धनु).

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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.

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