Meghaprishtha, Meghapṛṣṭha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Meghapṛṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Meghaprstha or Meghaprishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexMeghapṛṣṭha (मेघपृष्ठ).—A son of Ghṛtapṛṣṭha.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 21.
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 Dictionary1) Meghapṛṣṭha (मेघपृष्ठ):—[=megha-pṛṣṭha] [from megha] m. Name of a son of Ghṛta-pṛṣṭha
2) [v.s. ...] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by him, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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: Prishtha, Megha.
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