Shatakratu, Śatakratu, Shata-kratu: 13 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śatakratu can be transliterated into English as Satakratu or Shatakratu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु) refers to “lord Indra”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.36 (“The statements of the seven sages”).—Accordingly, after Śiva spoke to the Seven Sages: “On hearing these words in a worldly vein uttered by Śiva they laughingly replied to Sadāśiva, lord of the gods. The sages said:—‘Please invite and summon Viṣṇu with his retinue, Brahmā with his sons, lord Indra (śatakratu), all the sages, Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Siddhas, Vidyādharas, heavenly nymphs and others. All of them will jointly accomplish everything for you. There is no doubt about it’”
1a) Śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—A name of Indra;1 killed the pupils of Sukarma for adhyaya during anadhyaya.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 19. 2; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 24. 38; Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 63; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 9. 134; V. 10. 19.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 29.
1b) The name of Vyāsa in the 7th dvāpara; his original name, Vibhu; the avatār of the lord Jaigiṣavya.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 135.
1c) Nara, a brother of Ādityas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 66. 61.
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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु) refers to the Servant (kiṃkara) associated with Avyakta, one of the eight Sacred Seats (pīṭha), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa (chapter 14) of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु) (=Śakra, Indra, Mahendra, Deveśvara) is the name of a deity for whom the Yāga (“worship and offering”) is discussed in chapter 1 of the Śivarātra section of the Sanatkumārasaṃhitā: an encyclopedic Sanskrit text written in over 3500 verses dealing with a variety of topics such as yoga, temple-building, consecration ceremonies, initiation and dhanurveda (martial arts).—Description of the chapter [tithi-yāga]: Sanatkumāra proposes to deal here briefly with tithiyāga concerns during the bright fortnight. [...] Then follow directions for the yāgas of Śatakratu (=Śakra, Indra, Mahendra, Deveśvara) (252-275a); [...]
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—m (S) A name of Indra. 2 A hundred Ashwamedhas or sacrifices of a horse. The performance of them entitles the performer to the place and title of Indra. Hence (also generally with irionical implication) a mighty great feat; a mighty exploit or achievement.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—an epithet of Indra; अपूर्णमेकेन शतक्रतूपमः शतं क्रतूनामपविघ्नमाप सः (apūrṇamekena śatakratūpamaḥ śataṃ kratūnāmapavighnamāpa saḥ) R.3.38.
Derivable forms: śatakratuḥ (शतक्रतुः).
Śatakratu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and kratu (क्रतु).
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—m.
(-tuḥ) Indra. E. śata a hundred, kratu sacrifice; a hundred Ashwa-Medhas or sacrifices of an unbroken horse, elevating the sacrificer to the place and title of Indra.
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—I. adj. honoured by a hundred sacrifices (),
— Cf. etc.; Gradivus, [Gothic.] hardu (a, not tn, on account of the aff. tu being based on tva).
Śatakratu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śata and kratu (क्रतु).
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु).—[adjective] having a hundred forces; [masculine] [Epithet] of Indra.
1) Śatakratu (शतक्रतु):—[=śata-kratu] [from śata] mfn. (śata-.) having h°-fold insight or power or a h° counsels etc., [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] containing a h° sacrificial rites (ekona-śata-kr, one who has made 99 sacrifices), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Indra (a h° Aśva-medhas elevating the sacrificer to the rank of Indra; cf. [Greek] ἑκατομβαῖος), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. kṣiti-śatakr)
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु):—[śata-kratu] (tuḥ) 2. m. Indra.
Śatakratu (शतक्रतु):—
1) adj. hundertfachen Rath, Einsicht, Kraft u. s. w. habend: Indra [Ṛgveda 1, 30, 1. 51, 2. 2, 22, 4. 8, 1, 11. 66, 1.] śa.amūtiṃ śa.akratum [88, 8.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6, 30, 1. 82, 1.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 3, 49.] die Gandharva [Śāṅkhāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 4, 10, 1.] Heilkräuter: adhā śatakratvo (vgl. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 3, 109, Vārttika von Kātyāyana., Scholiast]) yū.ami.aṃ me aga.aṃ kṛta [Ṛgveda 10, 97, 2.] hundert Opferhandlungen enthaltend: sattra [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11, 5, 5, 12.] ekona der 99 Opfer dargebracht hat [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 19, 32.] —
2) m. ein N. Indra's [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 173.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 372.] [Mahābhārata 3, 1725. 3062.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 49, 6. 2, 81, 15.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 38. 49.] [Śākuntala 157.] [Spr. 3337.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 79, 6] [?(pl.). Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 16, 24. 19, 2. 6, 8, 40. Vyāsa] saptame parivarte [Oxforder Handschriften 52], a, 41. kṣiti so v. a. Fürst, König [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 329.]
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
Śatakratu (ಶತಕ್ರತು):—[noun] a man who has performed one hundred religious sacrifices, chiefly refers to Indra.
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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