Vedavatara, Vedāvatāra, Veda-avatara: 2 definitions
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Vedavatara 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVedāvatāra (वेदावतार).—revelation of the Vedas.
Derivable forms: vedāvatāraḥ (वेदावतारः).
Vedāvatāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms veda and avatāra (अवतार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedāvatāra (वेदावतार):—[from veda] m. ‘descent of the V°’, the revelation or handing down of the V°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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