Shamshapayana, 艢腻峁兣沘辫腻测补苍补: 3 definitions
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Shamshapayana 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.
The Sanskrit term 艢腻峁兣沘辫腻测补苍补 can be transliterated into English as Samsapayana or Shamshapayana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index艢腻峁兣沘辫腻测补苍补 (啶多ぞ啶傕ざ啶ぞ啶え).鈥擜 sage of the Naimi峁Ｄ� forest;1 versed in the Pur膩峁嘺s;2 was addressed by S奴ta;3 a pupil of Romahar峁峁嘺.4
- 1) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 30. 38; 49. 97; 56. 2; 57. 88.
- 2) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 35. 64-6, 69.
- 3) Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 II. 13. 41-3; 15. 1; 19. 99; 28. 2; 30. 5.
- 4) V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 61. 56; 65. 1; 89. 16; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 6. 17.
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艢腻峁兣沘辫腻测补苍补 (啶多ぞ啶傕ざ啶ぞ啶え):鈥擺from 艣腻峁兣沘辫补] m. Name of an ancient teacher (also called 蝉耻-艣补谤尘补苍), [Pur膩峁嘺]
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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.
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Full-text: Shamshapayani, Shamshapayanaka, Sutaputra, Romaharshana, Susharman.
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