Shucidratha, Śucidratha: 3 definitions
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Shucidratha 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 Śucidratha can be transliterated into English as Sucidratha or Shucidratha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shuchidratha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚucidratha (शुचिद्रथ).—A son of Citraratha.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 272.
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 DictionaryŚucidratha (शुचिद्रथ):—[from śuc] m. Name of a king, [Purāṇa] ([probably] [wrong reading] for śucador śuci-ratha).
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.2b - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
A Historical Study of Kaushambi (by Nirja Sharma)
Political History of Vatsa < [Chapter 2]