Suciratha, Shuciratha, Śuciratha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śuciratha can be transliterated into English as Suciratha or Shuciratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Suchiratha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚuciratha (शुचिरथ).—A King born in Bharata’s dynasty. He was the son of Citraratha and Dhṛṣama’s father. (Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSuciratha (सुचिरथ).—A son of Vicitraratha and father of Vṛṣṇimat.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 21. 11-12.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuciratha (शुचिरथ):—[=śuci-ratha] [from śuci > śuc] m. ‘having a bright chariot’, Name of a king, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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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Partial matches: Ratha, Shuci.
Full-text: Shucidratha, Vrishniman, Vicitraratha, Jahnuvamsha.
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