Jyotiratha, Jyotirathā: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaJyotirathā (ज्योतिरथा).—Name of a river originating from Ṛkṣa, a holy mountain (kulaparvata) in Bhārata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. There are settlements (janapada) where Āryas and Mlecchas dwell who drink water from these rivers.
Bhārata is a region south of Hemādri, once ruled over by Bharata (son of Ṛṣabha), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back to Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaJyotirathā (ज्योतिरथा).—A famous river. The people of India used to drink water from this river. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 26).
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotīratha (ज्योतीरथ).—m.
(-thaḥ) The pole star, or in mythology Dhruva, the son of Uttanapada. E. jyotis a star, and ratha a vehicle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotīratha (ज्योतीरथ).—i. e. jyotis -ratha, I. m. A kind of snake, [Suśruta] 2, 265, 20. Ii. f. thā, The name of a river, Mahābhārata 6, 334.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotīratha (ज्योतीरथ).—[adjective] whose chariot is light ([several] gods).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jyotirathā (ज्योतिरथा):—[=jyoti-rathā] [from jyoti > jyut] See tī-rathā.
2) Jyotīratha (ज्योतीरथ):—[=jyotī-ratha] [from jyotī > jyut] mfn. (tī-) one whose chariot is light, [Ṛg-veda i, 140, 1; ix f.]
3) [v.s. ...] the polestar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of serpent, [Suśruta v, 4]
5) Jyotīrathā (ज्योतीरथा):—[=jyotī-rathā] [from jyotī-ratha > jyotī > jyut] f. Name of a river (joining the Śoṇa), [Mahābhārata iii, 8150] (ti-rathyā), [; vi, 334; Harivaṃśa 9511] (ti-r), [Raghuvaṃśa vii, 33.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJyotīratha (ज्योतीरथ):—[jyotī-ratha] (thaḥ) 1. m. The pole star.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJyōtiratha (ಜ್ಯೋತಿರಥ):—[noun] the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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