Sharadvata, Śāradvata: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Sharadvata 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 term Śāradvata can be transliterated into English as Saradvata or Sharadvata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—A name of Kṛpa, the guru of Parikṣit welcomed Vidura to Hastināpura.^*

* Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 13. 3; 16. 3; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 11.

1b) A son of Ahalyā.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 201.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Śāradvata (शारद्वत) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.83.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śāradvata) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Śāradvata is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.45.11, I.49) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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

Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—Name of Kṛpa; Bhāgavata 1.13.3.

-tī Kṛpī, wife of Kṛpa; ते शरा रुधिराक्ताङ्गा भित्वा शारद्वतीसुतम् (te śarā rudhirāktāṅgā bhitvā śāradvatīsutam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 7.156.74.

Derivable forms: śāradvataḥ (शारद्वतः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—= next: Divyāvadāna 395.1 (verse).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—i. e. śaradvant + a, I. adj. Descended from Śaradvant, [Johnson's Selections from the Mahābhārata.] 20, 94. Ii. m. A proper name, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 63, 2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śāradvata (शारद्वत).—[masculine] a man’s name.

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

1) Śāradvata (शारद्वत):—[from śārada] m. [patronymic] [from] śarad-vat [gana] bidādi

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Kṛpa, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] of Gautama, [Harivaṃśa] ([plural] = gautamāḥ, [Pravara texts])

4) [v.s. ...] of a disciple of Kaṇva, [Śakuntalā]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sharadvata in German

context information

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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