Shankhabhrit, Śaṃkhabhṛt, Śaṅkhabhṛt, Shamkha-bhrit, Shamkhabhrit, Shankha-bhrit: 7 definitions
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Shankhabhrit 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 Śaṃkhabhṛt and Śaṅkhabhṛt can be transliterated into English as Samkhabhrt or Shamkhabhrit or Sankhabhrt or Shankhabhrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śaṃkhabhṛt (शंखभृत्) refers to “holding a conch in one’s hand” which is associated with Viṣṇu, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, after Viṣṇu spoke to Lakṣmī: “Having said this and seating himself on Garuḍa with the conch (śaṃkhabhṛt), discus, mace and the sword held in his hands [ityuktvā garuḍārūḍhaḥ śaṃkhacakragadāsibhṛt], Viṣṇu hastened to the fight along with Indra and other gods. Roaring like a lion and accompanied by the gods who blazed with Viṣṇu’s splendour, he reached the place where Jalandhara was waiting. [...]”.
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
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्).—m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
Śaṅkhabhṛt is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and bhṛt (भृत्).
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्).—mfn. (-bhṛt) Having a conch or shell. m. (-bhṛt) Vishnu. E. śaṅkha a conch, and bhṛt who possesses.
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Viṣṇu (holding a conch).
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्):—[=śaṅkha-bhṛt] [from śaṅkha] m. ‘conch-bearer’, Name of Viṣṇu, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्):—[śaṅkha-bhṛt] (t) 5. m. Vishnu.
Śaṅkhabhṛt (शङ्खभृत्):—adj. eine Muschel tragend; m. ein N. Viṣṇu’s [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 219.] [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 102, 13.]
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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Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
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Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
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