Vatanagara, Vaṭanagara, Vata-nagara: 3 definitions
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Vatanagara 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
Source: archive.org: Geography in Ancient Indian inscriptionsVaṭanagara (वटनगर).—It occurs in Vadner Plates of Buddha-rāja of 609 A.D. It has been identified with Vadner in the Chandvad taluq of the Nasik district. Vadner Plates also mention the sub-division of Vaṭanagara. Vani-Dindori Plates of Govinda III mention Vaṭanagara-viṣaya. In this way, Vaṭanagara was the chief town of the bhoga and the viṣaya named after it.
Source: Jainworld: Jain History (h)Vaṭanagara (वटनगर) is one of the historical name for Vasantagarh, situated eight Kms. to the south of Piṇḍwārā. The inscription of the seventh or eighth century A.D. engraved on the walls of this temple definitely proves its ancientry. Besides, a pair of images of Rīṣabhadeva (Ṛṣabhadeva) with the inscription of 687 A.D. has been discovered from under the ground.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaṭanagara (वटनगर):—[=vaṭa-nagara] [from vaṭa > vaṭ] n. Name of a town, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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)
Partial matches: Nagara, Vata, Nakara.
Full-text: Vatagohali, Vasantagarh.
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