Sarpasatra, Sarpa-satra: 3 definitions
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Sarpasatra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSarpasatra (啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶膏い啷嵿ぐ).鈥擲ee under Janamejaya, Part 5.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysarpasatra (啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶膏い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攏 S Serpent-sacrifice,--a sacrifice performed by the prince 箩补苍补尘脓箩补测补 for the destruction of serpents: hence his name 蝉补谤辫补蝉补迟谤墨.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySarpasatra (啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶膏い啷嵿ぐ).鈥攁 sacrifice for the destruction of serpents (performed by king Janamejaya).
Derivable forms: sarpasatram (啶膏ぐ啷嵿お啶膏い啷嵿ぐ啶).
Sarpasatra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sarpa and satra (啶膏い啷嵿ぐ).
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: Sarpa, Satra.
Full-text (+53): Amahatha, Hiranyabahu, Kamathaka, Sarpayaga, Pramataka, Suroman, Pindasekta, Harina, Pucchandaka, Purnangada, Picchala, Pitharaka, Mukhasecaka, Sharngarava, Patavasaka, Maniskandha, Shishuroma, Eraka, Prakala, Pravepana.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Chapter 6.7 - Janamejaya-upakhyana
Chapter 5.2 - Ashtanaga鈥擡ight important Nagas
Chapter 5.3 - The story of Kadru (daughter of Daksha Prajapati)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 4 - Arrival of N膩rada < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 31 - Greatness of N膩ga Hrada < [Section 1 - T墨rtha-m膩h膩tmya]
Sucindrasthala-mahatmya (critical edition and study) (by Anand Dilip Raj)