Shitadhara, Śitadhāra, Sitadhāra, Shita-dhara: 5 definitions
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Shitadhara 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.
The Sanskrit term Śitadhāra can be transliterated into English as Sitadhara or Shitadhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSitadhāra (सितधार) refers to a “sharp-edged (arrow)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.21 (“Description of the Special War”).—Accordingly, as Jalandhara fought with Śiva’s Gaṇas: “[...] Jalandhara, the heroic king of Daityas, hit Vīrabhadra with a fierce arrow and roared. The infuriated Vīrabhadra split that arrow with a sharp-edged (sitadhāra) arrow. With another great arrow he hit him too. Then both of them, the most excellent of heroes refulgent like the sun, fought each other with different kinds of weapons and missiles. Vīrabhadra then felled his horses with his arrows. He forcefully cut off him bow and flags too. [...]”.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚitadhāra (शितधार).—a. sharp-edged.
Śitadhāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śita and dhāra (धार).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitadhāra (शितधार).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Sharp-edged. E. śita, and dhārā an edge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitadhāra (शितधार).—[adjective] sharp-edged.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚitadhāra (शितधार):—[śita-dhāra] (raḥ-rā-raṃ) a. Sharp-edged.
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: Sita, Dhara, Tara.
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