Naritirtha, Nari-tirtha, Nārītīrtha: 4 definitions
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Naritirtha 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: Puranic EncyclopediaNārītīrtha (नारीतीर्थ).—Common name for the five tīrthas, i.e. Agastya tīrtha, Saubhadratīrtha, Paulomatīrtha, Kārandhamatīrtha and Bharadvājatīrtha. Once Arjuna bathed in Bharadvājatīrtha. The Apsarā women called Vargās were living in the five tīrthas in the form of crocodiles as the result of a curse. With the arrival of Arjuna there, the crocodiles resumed their previous forms as Apsarā women and returned to Devaloka. (For the curse etc. see under Vargā).
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 DictionaryNārītīrtha (नारीतीर्थ):—[=nārī-tīrtha] [from nārī > nāra] n. [plural] Name of 5 sacred bathing. places of women, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Tirtha, Nari.
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