Rishisattama, 峁氠梗颈蝉补迟迟补尘补, Rishi-sattama: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁氠梗颈蝉补迟迟补尘补 can be transliterated into English as Rsisattama or Rishisattama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (itihasa)峁氠梗颈蝉补迟迟补尘补 (啶嬥し啶苦じ啶む啶むぎ) refers to the 鈥渂est of sages鈥� and is used to describe Vasi峁ａ弓ha, according to the Mah膩bh膩rata verse 1.164.9-11.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he Ik峁膩ku kings conquered this world. Having obtained Vasi峁ａ弓ha, the best of sages (峁涐梗颈蝉补迟迟补尘补), as their excellent purohita, those kings performed sacrifices, O descendant of the Kurus. For that Brahmin sage officiated for all those great kings at their sacrifices, O best of the P膩峁囜笉avas, as B峁沨aspati did for the gods鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary峁氠梗颈蝉补迟迟补尘补 (啶嬥し啶苦じ啶む啶むぎ):鈥擺=峁涐梗颈-蝉补迟迟补尘补] [from 峁涐梗颈] m. the best or most excellent of the sages.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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: Sattama, Rishi.
Full-text: Sattama.
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