Ugrashravas, Ugraśravas, Ugra-shravas: 5 definitions
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Ugrashravas 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.
The Sanskrit term Ugraśravas can be transliterated into English as Ugrasravas or Ugrashravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Ugraśravas (उग्रश्रवस्).—Son of Muni Lomaharṣa. He is the Sūta who told Purāṇic stories to the munis at Naimiṣāraṇya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 1).
2) Ugraśravas (उग्रश्रवस्).—A son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Bhīmasena killed him in the battle of Kurukṣetra. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 100, and Droṇa Parva, Chapter 157, Verse 19).
3) Ugraśravas (उग्रश्रवस्).—Husband of Śīlavatī. (See under Atri, Para 7).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUgraśravas (उग्रश्रवस्).—(see vṛddhaśravas) Name of the son of रोमहर्षण (romaharṣaṇa). उग्रश्रवाः पुरा सूतो रोमहर्षणसंभवः (ugraśravāḥ purā sūto romaharṣaṇasaṃbhavaḥ) Bm.1.2.
Ugraśravas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ugra and śravas (श्रवस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUgraśravas (उग्रश्रवस्):—[=ugra-śravas] [from ugra] m. Name of a man, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Shravas, Ugra.
Starts with: Ugrashravasa.
Full-text: Sutanandana, Ugrasrava, Shilavati, Sauti, Anukramanikaparva, Dushpanya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - The Greatness of Agnitīrtha: Duṣpaṇya Relieved of His Ghosthood < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - Query by Sāvarṇi < [Section 9 - Vāsudeva-māhātmya]
Chapter 1 - Nārada’s Vision of Yajñavarāha (Stationed on the Peak of Sumeru) < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 1 - Introductory < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 135 - The Greatness of Sābhramatī < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Relation between History and Purāṇa < [Chapter 2 - History and Historical elements]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 78 - Dantavaktra and Vidūratha Slain: Balarāma’s Pilgrimage < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
Chapter 20 - Various Creations of Brahmā < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Chapter 2 - Merits of Devotion to Hari < [Book 1 - First Skandha]