Utsavasanketa, Utsavasaṅketā, Utsava-sanketa, Utsavasaṅketa: 2 definitions
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Utsavasanketa 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 EncyclopediaUtsavasaṅketa (उत्सवसङ्केत).—A place in the South Bhārata. (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Stanza 61).
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 dictionaryUtsavasaṅketā (उत्सवसङ्केता).—(m. pl.) Name of a people, a wild tribe of the Himālaya; शरैरुत्सवसङ्केतान् स कृत्वा विरतोत्सवान् (śarairutsavasaṅketān sa kṛtvā viratotsavān) R.4.78.
Derivable forms: utsavasaṅketāḥ (उत्सवसङ्केताः).
Utsavasaṅketā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms utsava and saṅketā (सङ्केता).
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: Sanketa, Utsava.
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