Urjasvati, Ūrjasvatī: 2 definitions
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Urjasvati 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŪrjasvatī (ऊर्जस्वती).—A daughter of Priyavrata and Barhiṣmatī; wife of Śukra, and mother of Devayāni.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 1. 24 and 34.
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 DictionaryŪrjasvatī (ऊर्जस्वती):—[=ūrjas-vatī] [from ūrjas-vat > ūrjas > ūrj] f. (tī) Name of several women.
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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Full-text: Urjasvant, Urjasvat, Devayani, Surupa, Ghritaprishtha, Ayu, Prana, Saha, Shukra.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.169.1 < [Sukta 169]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)
22. Goddess Sītā < [Chapter 4 - Female Deities and the Glorification of Women in the Atharvaveda]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 6 - Progeny of Dakṣa’s Daughters < [Book 6 - Sixth Skandha]
Chapter 1 - The Life of Priyavrata < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 13 - Nadinamani (Nadi Nama) < [Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]