Vamshadhara, Vaṃśadharā, Vaṃśadhāra, Vaṃśadhara, Vamsha-dhara: 10 definitions

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Vamshadhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

Vamshadhara has 9 English definitions available.

The Sanskrit terms Vaṃśadharā and Vaṃśadhāra and Vaṃśadhara can be transliterated into English as Vamsadhara or Vamshadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Vamshadhara in Sanskrit glossary

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Vaṃśadhara (वंशधर):—adj. subst. ein Geschlecht erhaltend, Stammhalter [Mahābhārata 2, 1160.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 1, 40, 12.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 9, 66. 35, 104.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 12, 12. 8, 23, 5.] vaṃśarājyadhara [Kathāsaritsāgara 66, 172.] yadvaṃśadharāḥ so v. a. wessen Nachkommen [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 28, 31. 12, 7, 16.]

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Vaṃśadhārā (वंशधारा):—f. Nomen proprium eines auf dem Mahendra entspringenden Flusses [Viṣṇupurāṇa 185,] [Nalopākhyāna 80.] — Vgl. vaṃśakarā .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Vaṃśadhara (वंशधर):——

1) Adj. Subst. ein Geschlecht erhaltend , Stammhalter [106,14.] —

2) m. Nachkomme.

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Vaṃśadhārā (वंशधारा):—f. Nomen proprium eines Flusses.

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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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