Vahinara, Vahīnara: 3 definitions
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Vahinara 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: Puranic EncyclopediaVahīnara (वहीनर).—A king who lives in the palace of Yama. (Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Stanza 15).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Vahīnara (वहीनर).—A son of Durdamana (Śatānīka) and father of Daṇḍapāṇi.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 43.
1b) Son of Udayana.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 86.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVahīnara (वहीनर):—See bahīnara.
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)
Ends with: Abhivahinara, Apavahinara.
Full-text: Mahirata, Ahinara, Durdamana, Vihinara, Dandapani, Kunaravadava.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2b - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Political History of Vatsa < [Chapter 2]