Shivapura, Śivapura, Shiva-pura: 10 definitions
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Shivapura has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śivapura can be transliterated into English as Sivapura or Shivapura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚivapura (शिवपुर):—
1) n. Nomen proprium verschiedener Städte oder Dörfer [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 2, 109, Scholiast] [Mahābhārata 3, 8334.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 89, 3] (in Nepāla). [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 1, 382.] [Oxforder Handschriften 76], a, [17. fg.] [ 40.] [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 62. 130. 2, 22.] —
2) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 14, 31.] = vārāṇasī [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 974.] — Vgl. śaivapura .
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Partial matches: Shiva, Pura, Civa.
Starts with: Shivapuraka, Shivapurakagrama, Shivapurana, Shivapuranatamasatvakhandana, Shivapuravishaya.
Full-text (+12): Shaivapura, Shivapuri, Harapura, Shankarapura, Piratittai, Vararha, Varama, Varavarnini, Varabhadra, Nallitai, Varada, Varenya, Tiru-muraimantapam, Shivapuravishaya, Daivajna cintamani, Goloka, Ushinara, Vara, Civapuram, Prajnasagara.
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