Dashahara, Daśaharā, Dashan-hara: 7 definitions
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Dashahara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Dashahara has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Daśaharā can be transliterated into English as Dasahara or Dashahara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDaśaharā (दशहरा):—(daśan + harā) f. Beiname der die zehn Sünden entfernenden Gaṅgā; nach ihr ein Festtag am 10ten Tage der 1sten Hälfte des Monats Jyaiṣṭha benannt [Asiatick Researches 3, 283.] stotra [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 1351.]
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Daśaharā (दशहरा):—als Festtag [Oxforder Handschriften 87,a,44. 285,a,19.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDaśaharā (दशहरा):—f. Beiname der Gaṅgā und Name einer Feier ihr zu Ehren (zu Ehren der Durgā [VP.².,4,336]). kathā f. und stotra n. Titel zweier Werke.
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: Dasa, Hara, Tacan, Taca.
Starts with: Dashahara-vrata, Dashaharakatha, Dashaharastotra.
Ends with: Gangadashahara, Purodashahara, Tridashahara.
Full-text: Dashaharastotra, Dashaharakatha, Dashahara-vrata, Vijayadashami, Jayanta, Vijaya, Dasara, Nirajana, Jayanti.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 91 - The Greatness of Gaṅgeśvara < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 52 - Description of Daśāśvamedha < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 68 - The Greatness of Akhaṇḍeśvara < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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