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Shantabhaya, ŚԳٲ󲹲ⲹ: 3 definitions

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Shantabhaya 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 ŚԳٲ󲹲ⲹ can be transliterated into English as Santabhaya or Shantabhaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shantabhaya in Purana glossary
: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇa

ŚԳٲ󲹲ⲹ (शान्तभ�).—One of the sons of Medhātithi, who was a son of Priyavrata, according to the ղ󲹱ܰṇa chapter 74. Priyavrata was a son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) ŚԳٲ󲹲ⲹ (शान्तभ�).—A son of Medhātithi and founder of the Śāntabha(ha)ya kingdom in Plakṣadvīpa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 14. 36. 8; Vāyu-purāṇa 33. 32; Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 4. 3 and 5.

1b) The Gomedavarṣa of Plakṣadvīpa.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 49. 13.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shantabhaya in Sanskrit glossary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ŚԳٲ󲹲ⲹ (शान्तभ�):—[=śԳٲ-󲹲ⲹ] [from śԳٲ] m. Name of a son of Medhātithi, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by him, [ib.] ([varia lectio] śṃtԲ).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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