Acchoda, ´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Acchoda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achchhoda.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦à¤�).—A spiritual daughter of the Pitá¹›s. (For further details see "AmÄvasu").
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Acchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦).—The name of a lake at the foot of Candraprabha.1 Here ´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå, the Pitá¹�-kanyÄ, sprang up and was again born in Matsya-yoni;2 residence of the Apsaras AdrikÄ.3
2a) ´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦à¤�).—The mind-born daughter of Barhiá¹£ada pitá¹›s. After her name was the Acchoda lake. Without finding her own Pitá¹›s, she took as her Pitá¹�, another (AmÄvasu) and consequently lost her yogic powers. Then seeing her Pitá¹›s in the form of Trasareṇu, she prayed to them for succour. They said that she would be born on the earth on the 28th DvÄpara as the daughter of Matsya and marry Åšantanu and be mother of two seers—VicitravÄ«rya as well as of king CitrÄá¹…gada. Afterwards she would attain the ²¹á¹£á¹²¹°ì²¹ place in the Pitá¹� world. As the daughter of the fisherman, she was known as SatyavatÄ« and Matsyagandhi.1 In the form of a river rising from lake Acchodam.2
- 1) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 10. 54-74; VÄyu-purÄṇa 73. 2-21; Matsya-purÄṇa ch. 14 (whole).
- 2) Matsya-purÄṇa 121. 7.
2b) The R. from lake Acchoda.*
- * VÄyu-purÄṇa 47. 5-6, 7.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgaraAcchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦) is the of an ancient lake, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara (story of king Sumanas).—JÄbÄli’s story was as follows: TÄrÄpÄ«á¸a, King of UjjayinÄ«, won by penance a son, CandrÄpÄ«á¸a, who was brought up with VaiÅ›ampÄyana, the son of his minister, ÅšukanÄsa. In due time CandrÄpÄ«á¸a was anointed as Crown Prince, and started on an expedition of world-conquest. At the end of it he reached KailÄsa, and, while resting there, was led one day in a vain chase of a pair of Kinnaras to the shores of the Acchoda Lake.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
India history and geography
: archive.org: The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval IndiaAcchoda-Sarovara.—AcchÄvat in KÄÅ›mÄ«ra, described by BÄṇabhaá¹á¹a in his KÄdambarÄ« (see also Bilhaṇa’s VikramÄá¹…ka-devacaritra, xviii, 53). It is six miles from MÄrttaṇá¸a. The SiddhÄÅ›rama was situated on the bank of this lake (Bá¹›hat-nÄradÄ«ya-purÄṇa, ch. 1).

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Acchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦):—[from a-ccha] mfn. having clear water
2) ´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦à¤�):—[from acchoda > a-ccha] f. Name of a river
3) Acchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦):—[from a-ccha] n. Name of a lake in the HimÄlaya formed by the river ´¡³¦³¦³ó´Ç»åÄå.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAcchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦):—[bahuvrihi compound] I. m. f. n.
(-»å²¹á¸�-»åÄå-»å²¹³¾) Having clear or limpid waters. Ii. f.
(-»åÄå) The name of a river produced by the Manes Agniá¹£vÄttas. Iii. n.
(-dam) The name of a lake in the HimÄlaya, deriving its origin from the river AchchhodÄ. E. accha and uda (a substitute of udaka).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAcchoda (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¦):—[(daá¸�-»åÄå-daá¹�) a.] Having clear water.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Acchoá¸a (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¡) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ä€³¦³¦³ó´Çá¹a.
2) Acchoá¸a (अचà¥à¤›à¥‹à¤¡) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ä€³¦³¦³ó´Çá¹a.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAcchÅda (ಅಚà³à²›à³‹à²¦):â€�
1) [noun] clear and limpid water.
2) [noun] name of a lake in a literary work, KÄdambari, of BÄṇa (in Saṃská¹›ta) and NÄgavarma (in Kannaá¸a) .
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Acchodaka, Acchodan, Acchodana, Acchodasaras, Acchodaviya.
Full-text (+5): Amavasu, Acchodan, Ashtaka, Acchota, Acchodaka, Amavasya, Shivakarini, Matsyayonija, Somapada, Adrika, Gandhakali, Satyavati, Uda, Vaishampayana, Tarapida, Barhishada, Kadambari, Shukanasa, Accha, Pundarika.
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