Idvatsara: 5 definitions
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Idvatsara 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: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyIdvatsara (啶囙う啷嵿さ啶む啶膏ぐ) refers to one of the five years (辫补帽肠补蝉补峁僾补迟蝉补谤补), defined in the N墨lamatapur膩峁嘺. The expression 辫补帽肠补蝉补峁僾补迟蝉补谤补 indicates the knowledge of five years, namely, Sa峁僾atsara, Parivatsara, Idvatsara, Anuvatsara and Vatsara.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Idvatsara (啶囙う啷嵿さ啶む啶膏ぐ).鈥擲ee 颈岣嵞乿补迟蝉补谤补.*
- * Vi峁ａ箛u-pur膩峁嘺 II. 8. 72.
1b) A name of the moon.*
- * V膩yu-pur膩峁嘺 50. 183; 56. 20.
1c) The third year in a five year cycle;1 Soma according to Pur膩峁噄c tradition; he is Prapit膩maha ensuring prosperity.2
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: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIdvatsara (啶囙う啷嵿さ啶む啶膏ぐ):鈥�(谤补岣�) 1. m. A year.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Anuvatsara, Idavatsara, Parivatsara, Iduvatsara, Vatsara, Pancasamvatsara, Samvatsara, Udvatsara, Shitamayukhamalin, Shailasutapati, Yuga, Candra.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 72 < [Volume 24 (1918)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Appendix 3 - Pur膩峁噄c measurements of time < [Appendices]
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkare艣vara < [Section 2 - Kaum膩rik膩-kha峁囜笉a]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vij帽anananda)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda VIII, adhyaya 1, brahmana 4 < [Eight Kanda]
Kanda XIII, adhyaya 6, brahmana 2 < [Thirteenth Kanda]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Meeting of Pur奴ravas and Pit峁泂 < [Section 2 - Anu峁峁単a-p膩da]