Vriddhakshatra, Vṛddhakṣatra: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Vṛddhakṣatra can be transliterated into English as Vrddhaksatra or Vriddhakshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossaryVṛddhakṣatra (वृद्धक्षत्र).—The father of Jayadratha.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Vṛddhakṣatra (वृद्धक्षत्र).—The father of Jayadratha, the king of Sindhu. (See under Jayadratha I).
2) Vṛddhakṣatra (वृद्धक्षत्र).—A king born in the Puru dynasty. He favoured the Pāṇḍavas. It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 200, Stanza 73, that in the Bhārata battle, Aśvatthāmā killed him.
3) Vṛddhakṣatra (वृद्धक्षत्र).—A king of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. This king took the side of the Pāṇḍavas in the Bhārata battle and was killed by Bālhīka. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 24, Stanza. 49).
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismVriddhakshatra (वृद्घक्षत्र): King of the Sindhus, father of Jayadratha into whose lap his son Jayadratha's head was caused to fall by Arjuna after cutting off Jayadratha's head.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVṛddhakṣatra (वृद्धक्षत्र):—[=vṛddha-kṣatra] [from vṛddha > vṛdh] m. Name of a man (See vārddhakṣatri).
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kshatra, Vriddha.
Full-text: Varddhakshatri, Kotikasya.
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