Vedadhara, Veda-dhara: 4 definitions
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Vedadhara 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: Shiva Purana - English TranslationVedadhara (वेदधर) refers to the “holders of the Vedas”, as mentioned in the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, [...] In that altar, sacrifice itself was present in its beautiful embodied form. The excellent sages became the holders of the Vedas (vedadhara). The sacrificial fire evinced its diverse forms in a thousand ways, during the sacrificial festivities, in order to receive the sacrificial offerings of Dakṣa”.
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: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Vedadhara (वेदधर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Jagaddhara.
Vedadhara has the following synonyms: Vedeśa.
2) Vedadhara (वेदधर):—See Jagaddhara.
Vedadhara has the following synonyms: Vedeśa, Vedeśvara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVedadhara (वेदधर):—[=veda-dhara] [from veda] m. Name of a man (= vedeśa), [Catalogue(s)]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dhara, Vedavedanga, Veda, Tara, Veta.
Starts with: Vedadharana.
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Full-text: Vedesha, Vedeshvara, Candeshvara, Jagaddhara.
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Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)
54, 54. Date of Jagaddhara, the Commentator of the Malatimadhava < [Volume 1 (1945)]
Index (of first volume) < [Volume 1 (1945)]