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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vasvaukasārā (वस्वौकसारा).—The golden city of Indra, on the east of Meru (see Vasvokasārā).^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 21. 30.

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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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vasvaukasārā (वस्वौकसारा).—f.

(-rā) 1. The capital of Indra. 2. Alaka, the residence of Kuvera. 3. A lake attached to Alaka or Amaravati, and belonging to either deity. E. vasu the Vasus, okas a residence, rā to contain, with āṅ prefixed, and ka and ṭāp affs., the favourite haunts of these demi-gods.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vasvaukasārā (वस्वौकसारा).—i. e. probably vasu-oka-sāra, f. 1. The capital of Kuvera, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 16, 10. 2. That of Indra. 3. The name of a lake.

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

1) Vasvaukasārā (वस्वौकसारा):—[=vasv-aukasārā] [from vasv > vas] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] of the residence of Kubera, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]

3) [v.s. ...] of the city of Indra, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vasvaukasārā (वस्वौकसारा):—[vasvau+kasārā] (rā) 1. f. The capital of Indra or Kuvera; a lake in it.

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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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Full-text: Vasvokasara, Vasavipuri, Sopana, Tapta, Abharana, Kraunca, Samjavana, Barhiṇa, Turya, Rajahamsa, Jambunadamaya, Antara, Vedika, Manikuttima, Rajatamala, Nalini.

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