Devashreshtha, 顿别惫补艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 顿别惫补艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补 can be transliterated into English as Devasrestha or Devashreshtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index顿别惫补艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补 (啶︵啶掂ざ啷嵿ぐ啷囙し啷嵿).鈥擜 son of Manu Rudras膩var峁噄 (峁歵hus膩
Bh膩. VIII. 13. 27; Br. IV. 1. 94; V膩. 100. 98; Vi. III. 2. 36.
- * Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 VIII. 13. 27; Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 IV. 1. 94; V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 100. 98; Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 III. 2. 36.
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顿别惫补艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补 (啶︵啶掂ざ啷嵿ぐ啷囙し啷嵿):鈥擺=诲别惫补-艣谤别峁ａ弓丑补] [from deva] m. 鈥榖est of the g掳鈥�, Name of a son of the 12th Manu, [Hariva峁兣沘; Bh膩gavata-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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