Shatashringa, Śataśṛṅga: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śataśṛṅga can be transliterated into English as Satasrnga or Shatashringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग) is the name of a mountain situated at lake Mahābhadra and mount Supārśva, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 75. The Supārśva mountain lies on the western side of mount Meru, which is one of the seven mountains located in Jambūdvīpa, ruled over by Āgnīdhra, a grandson of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
According to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 95, it was in the Śataśṛṅga mountain that the final battle between Mahiṣāsura and Vaiṣṇavī took place and where Mahiṣāsura was defeated and killed with a trident. Vaiṣṇavī is the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva). Mahiṣāsura is an Asura king who started the battle between the gods (devas) between the demons (asuras) in order to win over the hand of Vaiṣṇavī.
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
1) Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग).—A muni, who lived on Mount Śataśṛṅga. It was this muni, who cursed Pāṇḍu that he would die on his coming into physical contact with his wife. (For details see under Pāṇḍu and Mahābhārata).
2) Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग).—A Rākṣasa, who had three sons called Saṃyama, Viyama and Suyama. (Śānti Parva, Southern text, Chapter 98).
3) Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग).—A mountain where Pāṇḍu once practised austerities. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 118, Verse 50). The Pāṇḍavas were born here and they were named in the presence of Munis who lived there. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 122). Also, here it was that Pāṇḍu died. Once in the course of a dream-trip of Arjuna in the company of Kṛṣṇa to Kailāsa they saw Śataśṛṅga also. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 80, Verse 32).
Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग).—A mountain in Śālmalidvīpa;1 north of the Mahābhadra, has 100 cities.2
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
Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग).—[adjective] having a hundred horns; [masculine] [Name] of a mountain.
1) Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग):—[=śata-śṛṅga] [from śata] mfn. h°-peaked, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Pañcarātra etc.]
Śataśṛṅga (शतशृङ्ग):—
1) adj. hundertgipfelig: ein Berg [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 43, 14.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Berges [Siddhāntakaumudī.250,b,10.] [Mahābhārata.1,4639.4647.2,2600.7,2851.12,12035.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.5,20,10.] [PAÑCAR.1,1,35.2,5,17.] [Oxforder Handschriften.24,b,46.] māhātmya [MACK. Coll. 1, 85.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Shringa, Shata.
Starts with (+0): Shatashringamahatmya.
Full-text (+0): Shatashringamahatmya, Purashata, Hamsakuta, Suyama, Viyama, Samyama, Bhadrasoma, Catacirunkam, Mahabhadra, Gandhamadana, Sahadeva, Cinta.
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