Indravaha, Indravāha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Indravaha 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaIndravāha (इन्द्रवाह):—Another name for Purañjaya (son of Śaśāda, or Vikukṣi). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.12)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexIndravāha (इन्द्रवाह).—See Puramjaya.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 12.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndravāha (इन्द्रवाह):—[=indra-vāha] [from indra] m. Name of a man, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Full-text: Puranjaya.
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Panchavimsha Brahmana (English translation) (by W. Caland)