Sahasrapada, Sahasrapāda, Sahasra-pada: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद).—(SAHASRAPĀT). General. A maharṣi, who was transformed into a serpent by the curse of Khagama, another maharṣi. But a talk with King Ruru restored him to his former self. (For details see under Ruru, para 4). Other information. Ruru desired to get some information about serpent yajña from Sahasrapāt, who answered the former that he would hear the story of Āstīka from brahmins and then disappeared. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 3). (See full article at Story of Sahasrapāda from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
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
Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद).—m. the sun; तदण्डमभवद्धैमं सहस्रांशुसमप्रभम् (tadaṇḍamabhavaddhaimaṃ sahasrāṃśusamaprabham) Manusmṛti 1.9; तं चेत् सहस्रकिरणो धुरि नाकरिष्यत् (taṃ cet sahasrakiraṇo dhuri nākariṣyat) Ś.7.4; पुनः सहस्रार्चिषि संनिधत्ते (punaḥ sahasrārciṣi saṃnidhatte) R.13.44; धाम्नाति- शाययति धाम सहस्रधाम्नः (dhāmnāti- śāyayati dhāma sahasradhāmnaḥ) Mu.3.17; सहस्ररश्मेरिव यस्य दर्शनम् (sahasraraśmeriva yasya darśanam) Śiśupālavadha 1.53.
Sahasrapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and pāda (पाद). See also (synonyms): sahasrāṃśu, sahasrārcis, sahasrakara, sahasrakiraṇa, sahasradīdhiti, sahasradhāman, sahasramarīci, sahasraraśmi.
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Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद).—
1) Name of Viṣṇu.
2) A kind of duck.
3) The sun; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: sahasrapādaḥ (सहस्रपादः).
Sahasrapāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and pāda (पाद).
Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद).—m.
(-daḥ) 1. The sun. 2. Vishnu. 3. A sort or duck. E. sahasra a thousand, and pāda a foot.
1) Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद):—[=sahasra-pāda] [from sahasra] m. ‘th°-footed’ or ‘th°-rayed’, the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a sort of dock, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद):—[sahasra-pāda] (daḥ) 1. m. The sun; Vishnu; a sort of duck.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Sahasrapāda (ಸಹಸ್ರಪಾದ):—[noun] an epithet of Viṣṇu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sahasrapāda (सहस्रपाद):—n. Biol. millipede;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sahasra, Pada, Pata.
Starts with: Sahasrapadakshishirorubahu.
Full-text: Dundubha, Sahasrapad, Sahasrapadakshishirorubahu, Sahasrarcis, Sahasrakara, Sahasrakirana, Sahasradidhiti, Sahasradhaman, Sahasramarici, Sahasrarashmi, Sahasramshu, Pata.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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