Shashabindu, Śaśabindu: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaśabindu can be transliterated into English as Sasabindu or Shashabindu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚaśabindu (शशबिन्दु).—See under Śaravindu.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śaśabindu (शशबिन्दु).—(citraratha)—a son of Citraratha; highly learned and a yogin; an emperor of glory; had ten thousand wives and thousands of sons of whom six were distinguished. Possessed fourteen excellent jewels. His daughter Bindumatī (Caitrarathī) had 100 famous sons with names beginning with Pṛthu;1 father-in-law of Māndhātā; heard of the significance of Śrāddha from Yama.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 31-33; 6. 38; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 19-22; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 18-19; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 70; 95. 18-21.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 18. 1 and 15; 63. 70.
1b) The moon.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 82. 1.
Śaśabindu (शशबिन्दु) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.116.66, XIII.115) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śaśabindu) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśabindu (शशबिन्दु).—m.
(-nduḥ) 1. Vishnu or Krishna. 2. A sovereign. 3. The moon. E. śaśa a hare, and bindu a spot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaśabindu (शशबिन्दु).—[masculine] [Name] of a prince.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaśabindu (शशबिन्दु):—[=śaśa-bindu] [from śaśa > śaś] m. ‘h°-spotted’, the moon, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a king (son of Citraratha; [plural] his descendants), [Maitrī-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa etc.]
3) Śāśabindu (शाशबिन्दु):—[from śāśa] mf(ī)n. descended from Śaśa-bindu, [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.
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Partial matches: Shasha, Bindu.
Full-text (+14): Prithudana, Prithukarman, Bindumati, Prithujaya, Prithukirti, Caitrarathi, Shashibindu, Shashabindava, Prithudharma, Caturdashamaharatnesha, Prithuyashas, Prithumdata, Prithumana, Prithurdana, Prithumjaya, Prithusahva, Caitraratha, Mucukunda, Prithushravas, Purukutsa.
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