Vasubhara, Vasubhārā, Vasu-bhara: 1 definition

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[«previous next»] — Vasubhara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Vasubhārā (वसुभारा).—the capital of Kubera. [वसोर्धारा (vasordhārā)

1) a stream of ghee prepared for Vasus; कुड्यलग्नां वसोर्धारां सप्त वारान् घृतेन तु । कारयेत् पञ्च वारान् वा नातिनीचां न चोच्छ्रिताम् (kuḍyalagnāṃ vasordhārāṃ sapta vārān ghṛtena tu | kārayet pañca vārān vā nātinīcāṃ na cocchritām) Chhandogapaddhati.

2) Name of a vessel for pouring ghee into fire; त्वया द्वादशवर्षाणि वसोर्धाराहुतं हविः (tvayā dvādaśavarṣāṇi vasordhārāhutaṃ haviḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.223.72.

3) Name of the heavenly Ganges (mandākinī); Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.8.5.].

Vasubhārā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vasu and bhārā (भारा). See also (synonyms): vasudhārā.

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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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