Lokatraya, L艒katraya, Loka-traya: 9 definitions
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Lokatraya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 TranslationLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�) refers to the 鈥渢hree worlds鈥� and is used to describe 艢iva, 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: 鈥淏ecoming excessively angry, the trident bearing deity made a mysteriously terrible wheel in the great waters by means of his big toe indulging in a divine sport. Creating a sharp wheel in the waters of the ocean and remembering that the three worlds had been harassed by Jalandhara, the lord 艢iva who had slain Dak峁, Andhaka Antaka and destroyed the three cities and the sacrifice of Dak峁 and annihilated the three worlds (lokatraya-antakakara) said laughingly: [...]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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryl艒katraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攏 (S) The three worlds,--heaven, earth, and hell.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攖he three worlds taken collectively; 啶夃い啷嵿啶距い- 啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶啶｀啶熰啷囙お啶� (utkh膩ta- lokatrayaka峁囜弓akepi) R.14.73.
Derivable forms: lokatrayam (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶ぎ啷�).
Lokatraya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and traya (啶む啶班く). See also (synonyms): 濒辞办补迟谤补测墨.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥攏. (-测补峁�-测墨) The three worlds, heaven, earth, and hell. E. loka, and traya triad.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�).鈥擺neuter] 迟谤补测墨 [feminine] the three worlds (heaven, earth, and the air or the lower regions).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺=loka-traya] [from loka > lok] n. ([Mah膩bh膩rata; Raghuva峁兣沘]) or f(墨). ([Kuvalay膩nanda]) 鈥榳orld-triad鈥�, the three w掳 (heaven, earth and atmosphere, or h掳, earth and lower regions).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥擺loka-traya] (测补峁�-测墨) 1. n. 3. f. Three worlds, heaven, earth, hell.
[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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryLokatraya (啶侧啶曕い啷嵿ぐ啶�):鈥攏. Mythol. the worlds-the heaven; earth and hell;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lokatrayantakakara, Lokatrayantakakara.
Full-text: Lokatray, Lokatrayi, Dainandinapralaya, Traya, Antakakara, Lokatrayantakakara, Vyath.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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A Cultural Commentary on the Sarasvati-Stotra < [Purana, Volume 1, Part 2 (1960)]
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Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
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