Varahamula, Varāhamūla: 3 definitions

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Varahamula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Varāhamūla (वराहमूल) is the name of a sacred spot mentioned in the Nīlamatapurāṇa.—Varāhamūla is the modern town of Bārāmūlā.

Source: archive.org: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary study (history)
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Varāhamūla (वराहमूल):—[=varāha-mūla] [from varāha] n. Name of a place having an image of Viṣṇu in his boar-form, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Varāhamūla (वराहमूल):—n. Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit mit einer Statue Viṣṇu’s als Ebers [Rājataraṅgiṇī 7, 1321. 8, 453. fg.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch
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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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