Sarvamedha, Sarva-medha: 6 definitions
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Sarvamedha 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSarvamedha (सर्वमेध).—A god of Sumedhasa group.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 60.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySarva-medha.—(EI 4), name of a sacrifice. Note: sarva-medha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarvamedha (सर्वमेध).—a universal sacrifice; राजसूयाश्वमेधौ च सर्वमेधं च भारत (rājasūyāśvamedhau ca sarvamedhaṃ ca bhārata) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.3.8.
Derivable forms: sarvamedhaḥ (सर्वमेधः).
Sarvamedha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarva and medha (मेध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySarvamedha (सर्वमेध).—[masculine] all-sacrifice ([ritual or religion]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sarvamedha (सर्वमेध):—[=sarva-medha] [from sarva] m. a universal sacrifice (a 10 days' Soma s°), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] every sacrifice, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of an Upaniṣad.
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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: Medha, Sharva, Carva.
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The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Dichotomic interpretation of the Sarvamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 6 - Dichotomic interpretation of the Major and Minor sacrifices]
Summary of the Sarvamedha sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Details of the Sarvamedha Sacrifice < [Chapter 5 - Minor sacrifices and their Political Significance]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 7, brahmana 1 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 8, brahmana 1 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Introduction to volume 5 (kāṇḍa 11-14) < [Introductions]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.80.7 < [Sukta 80]
The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
6. The Brahmanas < [Chapter 1 - Indian Ethics]
The concept of Vaishvanara in Vedic literature (by Satyanarayan Rath)
8. Vaiśvānara in the Yajur-Veda < [Chapter 4 - The ritualistic concept of Vaiśvānara]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)