Shankhatirtha, 艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补, Shankha-tirtha: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 can be transliterated into English as Sankhatirtha or Shankhatirtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 (啶多啷嵿啶む啶班啶�).鈥擜 sacred place on the banks of the river Sarasvat墨. (艢alya Parva, Chapter 37).
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 (啶多啷嵿啶む啶班啶�) refers to the name of a T墨rtha (pilgrim鈥檚 destination) mentioned in the 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (cf. IX.36.19). Note: The 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 (mentioning 艢a峁卥ha-t墨rtha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 艣濒辞办补蝉 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
India history and geography
: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 (啶多啷嵿啶む啶班啶�) is the name of a sacred place mentioned in the 础苍补苍迟补艣补测补苍补办峁迟谤补尘腻丑腻迟尘测补, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahm膩峁囜笉apur膩峁嘺.鈥擯leased by Div膩kara鈥檚 devotion, Vi峁ａ箛u appears before him as a radiant young child. [...] The sage repeatedly pleads with the boy to appear from the hollow where he had disappeared. Div膩kara meditates there, visualising Vi峁ａ箛u in the form of Anantapadman膩bha. Suddenly the huge tree is transformed into the form of Padman膩bha lying on a serpent along with his attributes. His head is positioned near a T墨rtha called Matsyat墨rtha (Tiruvallam area, seven kilometres south of the Tiruvanantapuram temple), and his shoulders are close to the Cakrat墨rtha and 艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补.
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 Dictionary艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 (啶多啷嵿啶む啶班啶�):鈥擺=艣补峁卥丑补-迟墨谤迟丑补] [from 艣补峁卥丑补] n. Name of a T墨rtha, [惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shankha, Tirtha.
Full-text: Tirthamahatmya, Cakratirtha, Jalamajjana, Matsyatirtha.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 209 - Origin of 艢a峁卥h膩ditya and 艢补峁卥丑补迟墨谤迟丑补 < [Section 1 - T墨rtha-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 11 - Gift of a City to Br膩hma峁嘺s < [Section 1 - T墨rtha-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 34 - The Miraculous Power of Agastya T墨rtha and Agastye艣vara < [Section 1 - Ve峁卥a峁乧ala-m膩h膩tmya]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 71 < [Volume 5 (1879)]
Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
2. Balamartandavijaya by Devaraja-suri < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 10 - Temples and Pilgrimages for Worshipping the Sun-god in the Pur膩峁嘺s < [Chapter 4 - Vedic Influence on the Sun-Worship in the Pur膩峁嘺s]