Sampadvasu, Sampad-vasu, Saṃpadvasu: 4 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
See also

Introduction:

Sampadvasu 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sampadvasu (सम्पद्वसु).—One of the seven important rays of the sun.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 66.

context information

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 dictionary

Saṃpadvasu (संपद्वसु).—Name of one of the principal rays of the sun.

Derivable forms: saṃpadvasuḥ (संपद्वसुः).

Saṃpadvasu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms saṃpad and vasu (वसु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sampadvasu (सम्पद्वसु):—[=sampad-vasu] [from sampad > sam-pad] m. Name of one of the seven principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the planet Mars; cf. saṃyad-v), [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sampadvasu in German

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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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