Shleshmatakavana, Śleṣmātakavana, Shleshmataka-vana: 2 definitions

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Shleshmatakavana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śleṣmātakavana can be transliterated into English as Slesmatakavana or Shleshmatakavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

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Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions

Śleṣmātakavana (श्लेष्मातकवन) refers to the former name of Nepāla: a place-name without suffix and is mentioned in the Gupta inscription No. 1. The Gupta empire (r. 3rd-century CE), founded by Śrī Gupta, covered much of ancient India and embraced the Dharmic religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Nepāla is mentioned as one of the border states which accepted the subordination of Samudragupta. The former name of Nepāla was Śleṣmātakavana.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śleṣmātakavana (श्लेष्मातकवन):—[=śleṣmātaka-vana] [from śleṣmātaka > śliṣ] n. ‘forest of Śleṣmātaka trees’, Name of a forest around Go-karṇa (where Śiva is said to have been concealed in the form of a stag), [Rāmāyaṇa]

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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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