Tapodhriti, Tapodhṛti: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Tapodhṛti can be transliterated into English as Tapodhrti or Tapodhriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Tapodhṛti (तपोधृति).—(Bhārgava) a sage of the epoch of the 4th Sāvarṇa Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 93.
1b) A sage of the XII epoch of Manu.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 35.
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 DictionaryTapodhṛti (तपोधृति):—[=tapo-dhṛti] [from tapo > tap] m. Name of a Ṛṣi of the 12th Manv-antara, [Harivaṃśa 483; Viṣṇu-purāṇa iii, 2, 34.]
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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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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
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The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
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