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Sudhadhara, ܻ, Sudha-adhara: 9 definitions

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Sudhadhara 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)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudhadhara in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ܻ (सुधाधा�) refers to the “flow of nectar�, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.55 (“Śiva returns to Kailāsa�).—Accordingly, after Pārvatī spoke to Śiva: “On hearing her words as pleasing as the steady flow of nectar (ܻ), Śiva rejoiced much, eagerly devoted to the way of the world. Getting every requisite thing ready, he fed the gods including Viṣṇu and others with various pleasant things. He fed all the others who had attended His marriage with juicy cooked food of various sorts. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudhadhara in Pancaratra glossary
: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa (p)

ܻ (सुधाधा�) refers to “streams of water (nectar)� (being released from the nectarine pot), and is mentioned in the meditation on Garuḍa in the ղṇaṇḍ, according to the second chapter of the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā (Toxicology).—The Kāśyapasaṃhitā describes the different forms of Garuḍa in the five ūٲ-ṇḍ on which the aspirant has to meditate upon to cure the snake-bite victim from the poison which could have killed him. In the Varuṇa-maṇḍala, Garuḍa is contemplated upon as seated in a pure lotus, marching towards the streams of water (nectar) (ܻ) released from the nectarine pot in his hand, shining with conch and discus, adorned with a pearl necklace, crown, garland and with two huge teeth like the crescent moon, cooling the victim of snake bite like the Moon.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudhadhara in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ܻ (सुधाधा�).—the moon.

Derivable forms: ܻ� (सुधाधारः).

ܻ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ܻ and (आधार). See also (synonyms): ܻṅga, ܻkāra, ܻvāsa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ (सुधाधा�).—m.

(-�) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. E. ܻ nectar, a receptacle.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ (सुधाधारा).—[feminine] ū [masculine] a stream of nectar.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Sudhādhara (सुधाधर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Harshadhara (Varṣatantraṭīkā).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ܻ (सुधाधा�):—[=su-dh] [from -] (ܻ) m. ‘nectar-receptacle�, the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) ܻ (सुधाधारा):—[=--dhārā] [from -] f. a stream of n°, [Kāvya literature]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ (सुधाधा�):—[ܻ+dhāra] (�) 1. m. The moon.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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