Harivamshapurana, Harivaṃśapurāṇa, Harivamsha-purana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Harivaṃśapurāṇa can be transliterated into English as Harivamsapurana or Harivamshapurana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Martial Arts Traditions: A SurveyHarivaṃśapurāṇa (हरिवंशपुराण) is the name of a Sanskrit text partly dealing with the ancient Indian science of martial arts (dhanurveda).—According to the Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, both Śrī Kṛṣṇa and his brother Balarāma were masters of the art of wrestling. Śarira-bala (physical strength) was gained through various krīḍa (games) including the martial arts. Various disciplines such as śastravidyā, knowledge of arms, dhanurvidyā, archery, khaḍgavidyā, aśvārohaṇa, horse riding and fighting on horseback, and gajarohaṇa, fighting on elephant back, were widely practised. The gadā or mace was also used during these bouts.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHarivaṃśapurāṇa (हरिवंशपुराण):—[=hari-vaṃśa-purāṇa] [from hari-vaṃśa > hari] n. Name of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Partial matches: Harivamsha, Puraana, Purana.
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Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
9.5. Influence on Jinasenasuri and Hastimalla < [Chapter 6 - Sources, contribution and influence of Paumacariyam]
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
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