Sahasrakirana, Sahasrakiraṇa, Sahasra-kirana: 8 definitions
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Sahasrakirana means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSahasrakiraṇa (सहस्रकिरण):—m.
1) die Sonne (tausendstrahlig) [Halāyudha 1, 35.] [Spr. (II) 7050.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 42, 13.] [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 57, 13.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Oxforder Handschriften 227,a,27.]
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: Kirana, Sahasra.
Starts with: Sahasrakiranavali.
Full-text (+7): Sahasrakiranavali, Sahasrakirani, Sahasrarashmi, Sahasramshu, Sahasradhaman, Sahasramarici, Sahasradidhiti, Sahasrakara, Sahasrarcis, Anaranya, Aikshvaka, Ravivega, Arkaprabha, Ravitejas, Amitavega, Rashmivega, Arkaratha, Kiranavega, Anantaratha, Sahasrapada.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Rāma’s parents < [Chapter IV - The, birth, marriage, and retreat to the forest of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa]
Part 6: Rāvaṇa’s conquests < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]
Part 9: Kapila’s incarnation as Aśanighoṣa < [Chapter I - Five previous incarnations]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma (Garland of a Thousand Epithets of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]