Sharngadhara, Śārṅgadhara, Sharnga-dhara: 8 definitions
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Sharngadhara 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 Śārṅgadhara can be transliterated into English as Sarngadhara or Sharngadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर).—Viṣṇu, lived in Mekhalā in Meghakara tīrtham.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 41.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant MutagenesisŚārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर) (1300 CE) is the author of the Upavanavinoda: an encyclopedic work also dealing with ancient Indian agriculture and Plant Mutagenesis (druma-vichitrikaranam). This term means “to make a tree appear extraordinary”. In other words, the term implies that there would be an alteration in the natural trait of the tree. Certain treatises contain a separate chapter on Plant Mutagenesis (druma-vicitrīkaraṇa), such as Śārṅgadhara’s Upavanavinoda (1300 CE).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर).—m. epithets of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: śārṅgadharaḥ (शार्ङ्गधरः).
Śārṅgadhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śārṅga and dhara (धर). See also (synonyms): śārṅgapāṇi, śārṅgabhṛt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर).—[masculine] the same; [Name] of an author, paddhati [feminine] his work.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Śārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Chandomālā.
2) Śārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर):—son of Dāmodara, grandson of Rāghavadeva, nephew of Gopāla and Devadāsa, elder brother of Lakṣmīdhara and Kṛṣṇa: Śārṅgadharapaddhati. Śārṅgadharasaṃhitā med.
3) Śārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर):—son of Devarāja, pupil of Vaikuṇṭhāśrama: Vaidyavallabha or Triśatī.
4) Śārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर):—Prastāvadīpikā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚārṅgadhara (शार्ङ्गधर):—[=śārṅga-dhara] [from śārṅga] m. (also with śeṣa and miśra) Name of various authors
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚārṅgadhara (ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧರ):—[noun] Viṣṇu, who holds the bow śarŋga.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sharnga, Dhara.
Starts with: Sharngadhara mishra, Sharngadharapaddhati, Sharngadharasamhita, Sharngadharavrajya.
Ends with: Sahityasharngadhara, Shesha sharngadhara, Sheshasharngadhara, Visheshasharngadhara.
Full-text (+951): Sharngadharapaddhati, Sharngadharasamhita, Sharngadharavrajya, Sharngadhariya, Laghupaka, Drankshana, Karamadhya, Kricchronmila, Suniruhana, Shaurana, Vastikundalika, Shukrakricchra, Sheshasharngadhara, Ratryandhya, Sharngapani, Sikatavartman, Shreyomaya, Ghatakricchra, Surameha, Raktapradara.
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 2 - Sarngadhara I (A.D. 1150) < [Chapter XIV - The Yadavas]
Part 5 - Sarngadhara II (A.D. 1253-1267) < [Chapter XIV - The Yadavas]
Part 6 - Singadeva (A.D. 1268-1272) < [Chapter XIV - The Yadavas]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Śāraṅgadhara (Āyurveda scholar) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Śārṅgadhara-Saṃhitā (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXI - A brief description of holy pools and sanctuaries < [Agastya Samhita]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
(a) Brief History of Āyurveda < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Āyurveda–Brief History and Basic Principles < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
(b) Basic Principles of Āyurveda < [Chapter 2 - Background Information]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.143 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]