Sahasraka, Sāhasraka: 7 definitions
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Sahasraka 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSāhasraka (साहस्रक).—A holy place of pilgrimage. This place is situated in Kurukṣetra. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 83, Verse 158, that those who bathe in this place will get the merits of giving thousand cows as gifts.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesSāhasraka (साहस्रक) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.81.137). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sāhasraka) 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySahasraka (सहस्रक).—a. Amounting to a thousand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasraka (सहस्रक).—1. [neuter] = [preceding]; adj. (—° [feminine] srikā) being or amounting to a thousand.
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Sahasraka (सहस्रक).—2. [adjective] thousand-headed.
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Sāhasraka (साहस्रक).—[feminine] srikā containing a thousand; [neuter] a thousand.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahasraka (सहस्रक):—[=sahasra-ka] [from sahasra] a mfn. (for sahasraka See p.1196) thousand-headed, [Yājñavalkya]
2) [from sahasra] b n. (for sahasra-ka See p. 1195, col. 2) a th°, [Harivaṃśa; Pañcarātra]
3) [v.s. ...] mf(ikā)n. (ifc.) amounting to a thousand, having a thousand, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Pañcarātra]
4) Sāhasraka (साहस्रक):—[from sāhasra] mf(ikā)n. amounting to or containing a thousand, [Catalogue(s)]
5) [v.s. ...] n. the aggregate of a thousand, [Pañcarātra]
6) [v.s. ...] Name of a Tīrtha, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSahasraka (ಸಹಸ್ರಕ):—[noun] = ಸಹಸ್ರ [sahasra]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sahasrakala, Sahasrakalashabhishekaprayoga, Sahasrakalashasnapamnadi, Sahasrakalashasnapanadi, Sahasrakamdhararamayana, Sahasrakanda, Sahasrakandhararamayana, Sahasrakara, Sahasrakarapanetra, Sahasrakavaca.
Ends with: Ashtasahasraka, Catuhsahasraka, Dvadashasahasraka, Krishnanamasahasraka, Putrasahasraka, Shatasahasraka, Varshasahasraka.
Full-text: Shatasahasraka, Sahasrika, Putrasahasraka, Varshasahasraka, Ashtasahasraka, Sahasra, Antaratman.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Sahasraka, Sahasra-ka, Sāhasraka; (plurals include: Sahasrakas, kas, Sāhasrakas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.140 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.2.31-32 < [Chapter 2 - Divya (the celestial plane)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 27 - Kanyātīrtha, Saptasārasvata, Pṛthūdaka, Sannihiti, etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXXXIII < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]