Shubhangada, Śubhāṅgada: 4 definitions
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Shubhangada 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 Śubhāṅgada can be transliterated into English as Subhangada or Shubhangada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śubhāṅgada (शुभाङ्गद).—A king. This king had attended Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 22).
Śubhāṅgada (शुभाङ्गद) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.177.20) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śubhāṅgada) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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
Śubhāṅgada (शुभाङ्गद):—[from śubha > śubh] m. Name of a king, [Mahābhārata]
Śubhāṅgada (शुभाङ्गद):—(śubha + a) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Mahābhārata 1, 7002.]
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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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 288 < [Volume 7 (1883)]
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 40 - Śatrughna Resolves to Fight Against Vīramaṇi < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 43 - Defeat of Puṣkala and Śatrughna < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 42 - Vīramaṇi Is Defeated < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]