Varahaka, Varāhaka: 5 definitions
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Varahaka 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 EncyclopediaVarāhaka (वराहक).—A serpent born in the family of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. This serpent was burned in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 18).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesVarāhaka (वराहक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.52.17, I.57) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Varāhaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVarāhaka (वराहक).—(m. or nt.; = Sanskrit valā°, balā°), cloud: pāṇḍala-(so, or pāṇḍula, mss.)-varāhaka-nibho Mahāvastu i.207.8 = ii.11.19 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Varahaka (वरहक):—m. or n. (?) Name of a place, [Catalogue(s)]
2) Varāhaka (वराहक):—[from varāha] m. Name of a serpent-demon, [Mahābhārata]
3) [from varāha] n. Name of an Upaniṣad.
4) Vārāhaka (वाराहक):—[from vārāha] mfn. ([from] varāha), [Pāṇini 4-2, 80.]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Varaahakalp, Varahakalin, Varahakalpa, Varahakand, Varahakanda, Varahakanta, Varahakarna, Varahakarni, Varahakarnika, Varahakattu, Varahakavaca.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 92 < [Volume 13 (1898)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LVII < [Astika Parva]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXXII - Dissolution of the Universe < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]