Shatadhriti, Śatadhṛti, Shata-dhriti: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śatadhṛti can be transliterated into English as Satadhrti or Shatadhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śatadhṛti (शतधृति).—A name of Indra.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 10. 34.
1b) A name of Brahmā.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XI. 4. 5.
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 dictionaryŚatadhṛti (शतधृति).—
1) an epithet of Indra.
2) of Brahman; गते शत- धृतौ क्षत्तः कर्दमस्तेन चोदितः (gate śata- dhṛtau kṣattaḥ kardamastena coditaḥ) Bhāgavata 3.24.21.
3) heaven or Svarga.
Derivable forms: śatadhṛtiḥ (शतधृतिः).
Śatadhṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and dhṛti (धृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatadhṛti (शतधृति).—m.
(-tiḥ) 1. Brahma. 2. Indra. 3. Heaven. E. śata, dhṛti sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatadhṛti (शतधृति).—m. 1. Indra. 2. Brahman.
Śatadhṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and dhṛti (धृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śatadhṛti (शतधृति):—[=śata-dhṛti] [from śata] m. ‘having a h° sacrifices’, Name of Brahmā, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of Indra, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] = svarga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚatadhṛti (शतधृति):—[śata-dhṛti] (tiḥ) 2. m. Brahma; Indra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚatadhṛti (ಶತಧೃತಿ):—[noun] = ಶತಮಖ - [shatamakha -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Dhriti, Shata.
Full-text: Dhriti.
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