Shatrutapana, Śatrutapana: 4 definitions

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Shatrutapana 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 Śatrutapana can be transliterated into English as Satrutapana or Shatrutapana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shatrutapana in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Śatrutapana (शत्रुतपन).—An asura, the son of Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife Danu. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 65, Verse 29).

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Śatrutapana (शत्रुतपन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.28, I.65) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śatrutapana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shatrutapana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śatrutāpana (शत्रुतापन):—[=śatru-tāpana] [from śatru] mfn. tormenting en° (said of Śiva), [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a demon producing illness, [Harivaṃśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shatrutapana in German

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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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