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Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन):—Son of Ayutāyu (son of Rādhika). He had a son named Devātithi. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.11)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Akrodhana (अक्रोधन).—A son of Tvaritāyu or simply Āyu.^*

• * Matsya-purāṇa 50. 37.

1b) A son of Ayutāyu and father of Devātithi.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 232.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. ) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Akrodhana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन).—a. Free from anger.

-naḥ Name of a prince, son of Ayutāyu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन).—adj. free from wrath, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 192.

Akrodhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and krodhana (क्रोधन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन).—[adjective] the same.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Akrodhana (अक्रोधन):—[=a-krodhana] [from a-krodha] mfn. free from anger, [Manu-smṛti]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a prince, son of Ayutāyu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Akrodhana (अक्रोधन):—[tatpurusha compound] I. m. f. n.

(-naḥ-nā-nam) Free from anger, dispassionate. Ii. m.

(-naḥ) Name of a prince, son of Ayutāyu. E. a neg. and krodhana.

[Sanskrit to German]

Akrodhana in German

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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.

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Partial matches: Krodhana, A.

Ends with: Sakrodhana.

Full-text: Devatithi, Ayutayu, Ahrinana, Karambha, Krodhana, Kama, Abhinita.

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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)

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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)

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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)

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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)

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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

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