Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura, Anuradha-pura: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Anuradhapura 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.
Anuradhapura has 6 English definitions available.
Images (photo gallery)
(+10 more images available)
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAnurādhapura (अनुराधपुर):—(anurādha + pura) n. Nomen proprium einer Stadt [BURN. Lot. de Lassen’s Anthologie b. l. 773.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, 202.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAnurādhapura (अनुराधपुर):—n. Nomen proprium einer Stadt.
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: Pura, Anuradha.
Starts with: Anuratapuram.
Full-text (+936): Sejalaka, Kakkhalavitthi, Meghagirivihara, Mahelanagara, Gambhiranadi, Tissarama, Dahegallaka, Pejalaka, Sajilakanda, Rahagallaka, Pathamacetiya, Acchagallaka, Kalamba, Katuvandu, Mahavalukavithi, Naramitta, Candavankavithi, Thuparama, Panhamandapatthana, Dvaramandala.
Relevant text
Search found 29 books and stories containing Anuradhapura, Anurādhapura, Anuradha-pura, Anurādha-pura; (plurals include: Anuradhapuras, Anurādhapuras, puras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dipavamsa (study) (by Sibani Barman)
Chapter 1b - Social Conditions (before the arrival of Buddhism)
Chapter 4c - Pāṇḍuvāsudeva and Pāṇḍukābhaya
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Artistic Connectivity between Amarāvatī and Sri Lanka < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]
The earlier Mauryan Buddhist phase at Dhānyakaṭaka (Amarāvatī) < [Chapter 4 - Survival of Amarāvatī in the Context of Andhra Art]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Third set of nine cases < [13. Accumulation (Samuccaya)]
Places for not entering the rains < [3. Rains (Vassa)]
On the duties to the preceptor < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)
Chapter 28 - The Obtaining Of The Wherewithal To Build The Great Thupa
A Short history of Lanka (by Humphry William Codrington)
Chapter I - The Beginnings and the conversion to Buddhism (543 BC—161 BC)
Chapter III - The medieval kingdom to the Chola conquest in the eleventh century (479 AD—1070AD)
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)