Vasucandra: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Vasucandra 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Vasuchandra.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaVasucandra (啶掂じ啷佮啶ㄠ啶︵啶�).鈥擜 King who was the supporter and helper of Yudhi峁ａ弓hira. He was as mighty as the powerful Indra. (Mah膩bh膩rata Dro峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 158, Stanza 40).
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 DictionaryVasucandra (啶掂じ啷佮啶ㄠ啶︵啶�):鈥擺=vasu-candra] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of a warrior, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
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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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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLVII < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]