Shuktimat, Śuktimat: 5 definitions

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Shuktimat 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 Śuktimat can be transliterated into English as Suktimat or Shuktimat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shuktimat in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Śuktimat (शुक्तिमत्).—(Kulaparvata) a hill in Bhāratavarṣa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 19. 16; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 18; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 89, 107; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 3.
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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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India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptions

Śuktimat (शुक्तिमत्) is the name of one of the seven kulaparvata (clan mountain) of Bhāratavarṣa, associated with a distinct country or tribe.—As ascertained by Professor Hemachandra Raychaudhuri, Śuktimat is the mountain par excellence of the Bhallāṭa.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shuktimat in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śuktimat (शुक्तिमत्).—m. (-mān) One of the seven principal mountains or mountainous ranges of India. E. śukti a pearl-oyster, and matup aff.

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

Śuktimat (शुक्तिमत्):—[=śukti-mat] [from śukti > śukta] m. Name of one of the seven principal mountains or mountainous ranges in India (cf. kula-giri), [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śuktimat (शुक्तिमत्):—(mān) 5. m. One of the seven principal mountain ranges of India.

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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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