Vritraghni, Vṛtraghnī: 2 definitions
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Vritraghni 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.
The Sanskrit term Vṛtraghnī can be transliterated into English as Vrtraghni or Vritraghni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexVṛtraghnī (वृत्रघ्नी).—A river from the Pāriyātra hill; from Ṛṣyavān; in Bhāratavarṣa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 27; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 97
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vṛtraghnī (वृत्रघ्नी):—[=vṛtra-ghnī] [from vṛtra > vṛ] a See -han.
2) [=vṛtra-ghnī] [from vṛtra-han > vṛtra > vṛ] b f. Name of a river, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
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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