Siddhagraha, Siddha-graha: 5 definitions

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Siddhagraha 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Siddhagraha (सिद्धग्रह).—An evil spirit. Those who are cursed by the group of devas called Siddhas are afflicted by this spirit and they become maniacs. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 230, Verse 49).

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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»] — Siddhagraha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Siddhagraha (सिद्धग्रह).—Name of a particular kind of madness or dementia.

Derivable forms: siddhagrahaḥ (सिद्धग्रहः).

Siddhagraha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siddha and graha (ग्रह).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Siddhagraha (सिद्धग्रह).—m.

(-haḥ) Name of a particular kind of madness.

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

Siddhagraha (सिद्धग्रह):—[=siddha-graha] [from siddha > sidh] m. Name of a demon causing a [particular] kind of seizure or madness, [Mahābhārata]

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Siddhagraha 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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