Viraketu, Vīraketu: 4 definitions
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Viraketu means something in 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 WörterbuchVīraketu (वीरकेतु):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes: pāñcālaputra [Mahābhārata 7, 4893. 4899.] ein Fürst von Ayodhyā [Kathāsaritsāgara 88, 4. fgg.] von Pāṭalī [Daśakumāracarita 24, 5.]
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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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 73 - Karabheśvara (karabha-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LXXXVIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]
Vetāla 14: The Merchant’s Daughter who fell in love with a Thief < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXI < [Jayadratha-Vadha Parva]
Chapter 7 - Satyaki Follows the Path of Arjuna < [Drona Parva]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)