Samudragupta: 4 definitions
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Samudragupta 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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptionsSamudragupta (समुद्रगुप्त) is an example of a Śaivite name mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. Classification of personal names according to deities (e.g., from Śaivism) were sometimes used by more than one person and somehow seem to have been popular. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Derivation of personal names (e.g., Samudragupta) during the rule of the Guptas followed patterns such as tribes, places, rivers and mountains.
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Early Gupta KingsSamudragupta (समुद्रगुप्त).—Candragupta was succeeded by his son, Samudragupta. Samudragupta vanquished not only the kings of Kōsala, Mahākāntāra, Kurāḷa, Piṣṭapura, Kōṭṭūra and Eranḍapalla, but also those of Kāñcī, Avamukta, Veṅgī, and so on. In the Krishna and Guntur Districts of Andhra Pradesh many inscriptions connected with Buddhist stūpas have been brought to light which furnish us with the names of three kings of the Ikṣvāku line, one of whom is credited with the performance of several Vedic sacrifices (the most pre-eminent of which was the Aśvamedha). Samudragupta is only two generations posterior to the last of these Ikṣvāku kings.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamudragupta (समुद्रगुप्त):—[=sam-udra-gupta] [from sam-udra > sam-ud] m. Name of a king of Northern India (who reigned from about 345 till 380 A.D.), [Inscriptions]
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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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Partial matches: Samudra, Gupta.
Full-text (+33): Kumaradevi, Candravarman, Kusthalapura, Nagasena, Pishtapura, Nagadatta, Mahakantara, Pushpapura, Dhruvsamini, Aryavarta, Davaka, Pushpa, Harishena, Kottura, Svargarohana, Shrisharmagupta, Bharavi, Samatata, Guha, Erandapalla.
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Expansion of the Gupta Empire < [May-June, 1929]
“The Classical Age” < [October 1954]
Expansion of the Gupta Empire < [July-August, 1929]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Kaushambi under the Gupta Dynasty (350 to about 500 A.D.) < [Chapter 2]
Accounts of the Chinese Pilgrims (Literary Sources) < [Chapter 3]
Kaushambi under the Maghas < [Chapter 2]
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Lower Kṛṣṇā Valley (13): Sankaram < [Chapter 2 - Amarāvatī and other Archaeological Sites of Ancient Andhra Pradesh]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (A): The Guptas < [Chapter 4]
Chart: Religious beliefs of the Kings who ruled in Northern India < [Chapter 4]
Select Sanskrit Inscriptions Found in Northern India < [Chapter 1]
History, Culture and Antiquities of Tamralipta
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)