Vaitaranidana, Vaitaraṇīdāna: 2 definitions
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Vaitaranidana 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vaitaraṇīdāna (वैतरणीदान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the gift of a black cow to secure for the deceased an easy passage over the Vaitaraṇī river in hell. W. p. 323.
2) Vaitaraṇīdāna (वैतरणीदान):—Oudh. Xx, 148.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaitaraṇīdāna (वैतरणीदान):—[=vaitaraṇī-dāna] [from vaitaraṇī > vaitaraṇa] n. Name of [work]
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: Dana, Vaitarani, Tana.
Starts with: Vaitaranidanamahatmya, Vaitaranidanapratroga.
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