Avatarakatha, Avatārakathā, Avatara-katha: 2 definitions
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Avatarakatha 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 dictionaryAvatārakathā (अवतारकथा).—account of an अवतार (avatāra), Name of a chapter in शङ्करविजय (śaṅkaravijaya).
Avatārakathā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avatāra and kathā (कथा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvatārakathā (अवतारकथा):—[=ava-tāra-kathā] [from ava-tāra > ava-tṝ] f. ‘account of an Avatāra’, Name of a chapter in Anantānandagiri’s Śaṃkaravijaya.
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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Partial matches: Katha, Avatara, Katta.
Ends with: Shamkaracaryavatarakatha, Shankaracaryavatarakatha.
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