Vajashrava, Vājaśrava: 4 definitions
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Vajashrava 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 Vājaśrava can be transliterated into English as Vajasrava or Vajashrava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVājaśrava (वाजश्रव).—A Ṛṣika who became sage by practice of satya;1 an Angīrasa and mantrakṛt; the 24th Vedavyāsa; heard the vāyu purāṇa from Nīryantara and narrated it to Somaśuṣman.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 102 and 110; Vāyu-purāṇa 59. 94, 101.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 122; IV. 4. 64; Vāyu-purāṇa 103. 64.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVājaśrava (वाजश्रव).—[masculine] [Name] of a man.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vājaśrava (वाजश्रव):—[=vāja-śrava] [from vāja] m. Name of a man, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) Vājasrava (वाजस्रव):—[=vāja-srava] [from vāja] ([Viṣṇu-purāṇa]) m. Name of Vena.
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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: Shrava, Vaja.
Starts with: Vajashravas, Vajashravasa.
Full-text: Vajashravas, Vajasrajaksha, Somashushman, Vacashrava, Vajashravasa, Niryantra, Vajasrit, Naciketas, Vacacciravan, Nachiketa, Vedavyasa.
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Katha Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.1.1 < [Adyaya I, Valli I - The story of Vajasravasa]
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.135.1 < [Sukta 135]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Introduction to volume 1 (kāṇḍa 1-2) < [Introductions]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 32 - Yugas and classes of people: lineage of sages < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
Chapter 4 - Re-creation of the Cosmic Egg < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]
Chapter 35 - The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]