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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Samarakātara (समरकातर) refers to “those who feel nervous in the battle field”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara commanded the Asuras: “[...] All of you come out readily equipped with many divisions of the army and different kinds of weapons. Be fearless and free from hesitations. O Śumbha, O Niśumbha, destroy in a trice the insignificant gods who feel nervous in the battle field (samarakātara). You are extremely valorous. [...]”.

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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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Samarakātara (समरकातर):—[=sam-ara-kātara] [from sam-ara > sam-ṛ] m. ‘timid in battle’, Name of a general, [Kautukasarvasva]

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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: Samara, Katara.

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