Samudranishkuta, Sāmudraniṣkuṭā, Samudra-nishkuta, Sāmudraniṣkuṭa: 4 definitions
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Samudranishkuta 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.
The Sanskrit terms Sāmudraniṣkuṭā and Sāmudraniṣkuṭa can be transliterated into English as Samudraniskuta or Samudranishkuta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSāmudraniṣkuṭa (सामुद्रनिष्कुट).—An urban area in India famous in the Purāṇas. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 49).
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 dictionarySāmudraniṣkuṭā (सामुद्रनिष्कुटा).—inhabitants of the sea-coast.
Derivable forms: sāmudraniṣkuṭāḥ (सामुद्रनिष्कुटाः).
Sāmudraniṣkuṭā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāmudra and niṣkuṭā (निष्कुटा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samudraniṣkuṭa (समुद्रनिष्कुट):—[=sam-udra-niṣkuṭa] [from sam-udra > sam-ud] m. a pleasure-ground near the sea
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a pl°-gr°, [Mahābhārata]
3) Sāmudraniṣkuṭa (सामुद्रनिष्कुट):—[=sāmudra-niṣkuṭa] [from sāmudra] m. [plural] inhabitants of the coast (a people; cf. samudra-n), [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nishkuta, Samudra.
Full-text: Nishkuta.
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