Siddhapura: 5 definitions
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Siddhapura 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Siddhapura (सिद्धपुर).—A tīrtha sacred to Mātā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 46.
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.
India history and geography
Siddhapura (सिद्धपुर) is a place name ending in pura mentioned in the Gupta inscriptions. Siddhapura is also known as Siddhaur in the way that pura is changed to aur.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Siddhapura (सिद्धपुर).—[neuter] the city of the blessed.
Siddhapura (सिद्धपुर):—[=siddha-pura] [from siddha > sidh] n. ‘city of the Blest’, Name of a mythical city (located in the extreme north or [according to] to others, in the southern or lower regions of the earth), [Sūryasiddhānta; Āryabhaṭa; Golādhyāya]
Siddhapura (सिद्धपुर):—n. die Stadt der Glückseligen, Nomen proprium einer in den äussersten Norden verlegten mythischen Stadt [GOLĀDHY.] [BHUVANAK. 17. 27.] Comm. zu [30. 44.] [ĀRYABH. 3, 13.] [Mémoire géographique 341.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1240.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39], b, 25. verkehrt ist die Auflösung siddhātpurāt [GOLĀDHY.] [BHUVANAK. 26.]
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: Pura, Siddha.
Starts with: Siddhapuram.
Full-text: Siddhapuram, Siddhaur, Siddhavana, Udayadharma, Mauda, Mada, Shrigauda, Pura.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 4 < [Volume 29 (1942)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.117 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Further sources of Vijayanagara history (by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri)
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 45 - Mahadeva A.D. (1194-1230) < [Chapter XI - The Chalukyas]
Part 34 - Mamnagandagopala (A.D. 1231-1299) < [Chapter XX - The Telugu Cholas (Chodas)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Indian Astronomy (a source book) (by B. V. Subbarayappa)