Suvastra, Suvastrā: 5 definitions
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Suvastra 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)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSuvastrā (सुवस्त्रा).—An Indian river famous in the Purāṇas. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 25).
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySuvastra (सुवस्त्र).—name of a cakravartin: Mahāvastu i.154.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvastra (सुवस्त्र).—[adjective] well clothed.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suvastra (सुवस्त्र):—[=su-vastra] [from su > su-yaj] mf(ā)n. well clothed, [Mahābhārata]
2) Suvastrā (सुवस्त्रा):—[=su-vastrā] [from su-vastra > su > su-yaj] f. Name of a river, [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: Vastra, Cu, Shu.
Full-text: Suvasti.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2 - Different names of Śiva < [Chapter 4 - Religious aspects of the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XVII - The tenth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)