Nagarastri, Nagara-stri, Nāgarastrī: 3 definitions
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Nagarastri 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: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNagarastrī (नगरस्त्री) refers to the “ladies of the city”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.50 (“Description of fun and frolic”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] The ladies in the city of the mountain then took Śiva and Pārvatī to the abode of Kubera. [...] The ladies of the city (nagarastrī) of Himavat approached them and performed the customary auspicious rites. Shouting cries of victory they untied the knot. They were smiling and ogling at one another with hairs standing on their ends due to pleasure. [...]”.
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 DictionaryNāgarastrī (नागरस्त्री):—[=nāgara-strī] [from nāgara] f. townswoman, female citizen, [Rāmāyaṇa]
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 corpusNāgarastrī (ನಾಗರಸ್ತ್ರೀ):—[noun] a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; a prostitute.
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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Partial matches: Nagara, Stri, Nakara.
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