Skandagupta: 3 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSkandagupta (स्कन्दगुप्त):—m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 6, 530.] [HALL] in der Einl. zu [VĀSAVAD. 52.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde 2, 400. 753. 940. 963.] — Vgl. kumāragupta .
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: Gupta, Skanda, Skandha.
Full-text: Kramaditya, Avipravasa, Parnadatta, Indrapura, Mlecchadesha, Kumaragupta, Toramana, Kakubha, Candrapura, Gupta.
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Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 10 - Cultural periods of Vārāṇasī < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]
Part 16 - Vārāṇasī from proto historic to historic context < [Chapter VI - Vārāṇasī: Emergence of the Urban Centre and Seat of Administration]
Part 7 - Nalanda’s Rise of a Multi-functional Nodal Centre < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]
Sripura (Archaeological Survey) (by Bikash Chandra Pradhan)
Meaning and Significance of the Nomenclature < [Chapter 1 - Sripura]
Sripura City Planning < [Chapter 2 - The Architectural Panorama]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Mingling of Cultures (A): The Guptas < [Chapter 4]
Select Sanskrit Inscriptions Found in Northern India < [Chapter 1]
Chart: Religious beliefs of the Kings who ruled in Northern India < [Chapter 4]
List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - The Age of the Mahabharata War < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Metaphors regarding Elephants < [Chapter 2]