Vapurdhara: 4 definitions
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Vapurdhara 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVapurdhara (啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶�) refers to 鈥渁ssuming a (terrible) form鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, after 艢iva spoke to the Daityas: 鈥淭hen the infuriated 艢iva assuming a terrible form (raudra-vapurdhara), became as dreadful as the fire of dissolution, all of a sudden. On seeing the Daitya standing in front like the lofty peak of Meru and hearing from others that he could not be killed, he stood ready for it. As desired by Brahm膩, the lord protector of the worlds decided to kill Jalandhara, blessing him in the heart of his heart. [...]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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVapurdhara (啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶�).鈥擜dj. 1. Embodied. 2. Beautiful, handsome.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vapurdhara (啶掂お啷佮ぐ啷嵿ぇ啶�):鈥擺=vapur-dhara] [from vapur > vap] m. having form, embodied, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] having beautiful form, handsome, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Raudravapurdhara.
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Yavanajataka by Sphujidhvaja [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
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