Varatantu, Vara-tantu: 5 definitions
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Varatantu 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 EncyclopediaVaratantu (वरतन्तु).—The preceptor of a hermit called Kautsa. (See under Kautsa).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVaratantu (वरतन्तु).—Name of an ancient sage; कौत्सः प्रपेदे वरतन्तुशिष्यः (kautsaḥ prapede varatantuśiṣyaḥ) R.5.1.
Derivable forms: varatantuḥ (वरतन्तुः).
Varatantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vara and tantu (तन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumVaratantu (वरतन्तु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—author of a Sūtra (?). Quoted by Hemādri in Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa 1, 1077.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varatantu (वरतन्तु):—[=vara-tantu] [from vara] m. Name of an ancient preceptor, [Raghuvaṃśa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
2) [v.s. ...] [plural] his descendants, [Catalogue(s)]
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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)
Full-text: Varatantava, Varatantaviya, Kautsa, Varada, Zen, Kautsya.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - References to Hospitality in the Raghuvaṃśa < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Kuntaka’s evaluation of Sanskrit literature (by Nikitha. M)
3. Raghuvaṃśa in Kuntaka’s treatment < [Chapter 2 - Kuntaka’s appraisal of Kālidāsa]
3.8 (e): Contextual figurativeness or prakaraṇa-vakratā < [Chapter 1 - Vakroktijīvita: A Synoptic Survey]