Vajranga, Vajrāṅga, Vajra-anga, Vajramga: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVajrāṅga (वज्राङ्ग):—
1) m. Schlange [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma v. l.] vakrāṅga wohl richtiger. —
2) f. ī Heliotropium indicum [Bhāvaprakāśa im Śabdakalpadruma] Coix barbata Roxb. [Śabdacandrikā] ebend.
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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Full-text (+70): Varangi, Vajrangi, Bajrangabali, Kulishanga, Prabhu, Duhkhada, Taponidhi, Balabala, Vairavarjita, Svamanoratha, Varjita, Ditisuta, Jetri, Susamartha, Vismita, Sankata, Dushkara, Bahuvarsha, Supratapin, Samartha.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Vajranga, Vajrāṅga, Vajra-anga, Vajramga, Vajra-aṅga, Vajrāṃga, Vajrānga; (plurals include: Vajrangas, Vajrāṅgas, angas, Vajramgas, aṅgas, Vajrāṃgas, Vajrāngas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 14 - The Birth of Tāraka and Vajrāṅga and their Penance < [Section 2.3 - Rudra-saṃhitā (3): Pārvatī-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - The dalliance of Śiva < [Section 2.4 - Rudra-saṃhitā (4): Kumāra-khaṇḍa]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.8.29 < [Chapter 8 - The Killing of Kaṃsa]
Verse 8.13.127 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Verse 1.6.60 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 14 - The Legend of Vajrāṅga < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 81 - Greatness of Śrī Daityasūdana < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 15 - The Birth of the Asura Tāraka < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 42 - Tāraka’s Victory in the War between Gods and Demons < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 1c - The myth of Śiva-Pārvatī and demon Tārakāsura < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)