Trasakara, Trāsakara: 4 definitions
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Trasakara 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: Shiva Purana - English TranslationTrāsakara (त्रासकर) refers to “one who inspires fear”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Then a great battle ensued between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara, the ruler of Asuras, both filling up the sky with their arrows. [...] Then the infuriated Jalandhara, invincible in war, terrifying to the Asuras [=Devas?] (deva-trāsakara) hurled a trident, resembling fire, at Viṣṇu. Immediately Viṣṇu remembered the lotus-like feet of Śiva and cut the trident with his sword Nandaka. [...]”.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrāsakara (त्रासकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Fearful, alarming. E. trāsa, and kara what makes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrāsakara (त्रासकर):—[=trāsa-kara] [from trāsa] mfn. causing fear, alarming.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTrāsakara (त्रासकर):—[trāsa-kara] (raḥ-rī-raṃ) a. Alarming.
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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Ends with: Samtrasakara.
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