Street: 2 definitions
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Street means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi. 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.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Streets in ancient India were beautified as part of celebrations during the “grand festival” (Mahotsava) of the coronation of a crown prince (yuvarāja-abhiṣeka), as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 199: Here is described yuvarāja-abhiṣeka-mahotsava when the city of Ayodhyā put on gala appearance by means of beautifying streets, sprinkling of scented waters on its roads, hanging of flower-garlands, putting up golden gates, adorning the palace, decorating the floor in front of the entrances, making paintings on the walls of the public audience, [...]”.
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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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryStreet in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a street..—street (स्ट्रीट) is alternatively transliterated as Sṭrīṭa.
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Ends with: Sabanayagar Street.
Full-text (+386): Pratoli, Vithi, Maharathya, Upanishkara, Vishikha, Puramarga, Rathyapankti, Vipani, Dakshinamarga, Nagarabhavani, Vishikhantara, Rathika, Bidi, Strita, Amgadikeri, Raccha, Panyavidhi, Parirathya, Valliyavithi, Mangalavithi.
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Search found 216 books and stories containing Street; (plurals include: Streets). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning (by D. N. Shukla)
Chapter 4 - Road Planning in Ancient India
Villages in ancient Indian town-planning < [Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General]
Towns or Cities in ancient Indian town-planning < [Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General]
Parables of Rama (by Swami Rama Tirtha)
Story 30 - Vain Search < [Chapter V - Happiness]
Story 119 - Ways Differ < [Chapter XVI - Self Realization]
Story 169 - Reflex Action < [Chapter XXVII - Work]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
The Indian Streets < [January – March, 1993]
Unaltered Circumstance < [January – March, 1987]
Chiselled Words < [April – June, 2001]
Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturlson)
Part 7 - Of The Shrine Of King Olaf The Saint < [Chapter X - Saga Of Olaf Kyrre]
Part 7 - King Magnus Taken Prisoner < [Chapter XIII - Saga Of Magnus The Blind And Of Harald Gille]
Part 14 - King Olaf's Miracle And Blinding The Greek Emperor < [Chapter IX - Saga Of Harald Hardrade]
Egypt Through The Stereoscope (by James Henry Breasted)
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