The Sanskrit term Śoṇabhadra can be transliterated into English as Sonabhadra or Shonabhadra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śoṇabhadra (शोणभद्र) is the name of a sacred river as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 1.12, “somehow men must strive to find a residence in a holy centre. On the shores of the ocean in the confluence of hundreds of rivers there are many such holy centres (puṇyakṣetra or tīrtha) and temples. [...] the river Śoṇabhadra of ten mouths is holy and yields all cherished desires. By ablutions therein and observing fast the devotee shall attain the region of the god Gaṇeśa [...] When Jupiter and the sun are in the zodiac of Kanya, ablution shall be performed in the rivers—Yamunā and Śoṇa, the fruit of which is great enjoyment in the worlds of Dharma and Dantin (Gaṇeśa)”.

Note: Śoṇabhadra most probably is the same as Aruṇācala in the South Arcot District. See Avasthi: Studies in Sk. P. P. 142.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Śoṇabhadra (शोणभद्र) is an important river whose water (jala) qualities are described in the Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Different types of water (jala) and their properties are mentioned here [viz., in jala-prakaraṇa]. The text explains the qualities of the water of certain important rivers like [viz., Śoṇabhadra].

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana (history)

Śoṇabhadra (शोणभद्र) or simply Śoṇa (also called Sone, Sonā) is the name of a river and rises in Gondwana, in Madhya Pradeśa, on the table-land of Amarakaṇṭaka, four or five miles east of the source of Narmadā river and running first northerly and then easterly for 500 miles falls into the Ganges above Pāṭaliputra or Patna. It is called Māgadhī nadī, since it forms the Western boundary of Magadha. Skanda-purāṇa 1.iii u 2.7 (ii).

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Shonabhadra (modern Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Uttar Pradesh) was the oldest capital of Naga dynasty. It isclosely located near the hill of Vindhyachal which was called “Pariyatra” (पारियात) in classical Sanskrit.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śōṇabhadrā (शोणभद्रा).—m (S) The Shona or Sona river. It rises at Ameracantac and falls into the Ganges below Patna. Called also śōṇanada as its personification is male.

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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

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

Śoṇabhadra (शोणभद्र):—[=śoṇa-bhadra] [from śoṇa > śoṇ] m. Name of a river, [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shonabhadra 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shona, Bhadra.

Full-text: Jyotirathya, Prayagabhadra, Mahagona, Pariyatra, Ayodhya, Alamkarasamyuta, Shona, Aparantaka, Veṇika, Arunacala, Himashaila, Nanalankara, Brahmastri.

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