Candramasi, Cāndramasi, Cāndramasī: 3 definitions
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Candramasi 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chandramasi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaCāndramasī (चान्द्रमसी).—Tārā, the wife of Bṛhaspati. She fell in love with Candra and lived with him for sometime, and came to be called Cāndramasī. (Mahābhārata Vana Parva, Chapter 219; see also Tārā).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCāndramasi (चान्द्रमसि).—A Bhārgava gotrakara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 26.
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 DictionaryCāndramasī (चान्द्रमसी):—[from cāndramasa > cāndra] f. Name of Bṛhaspati’s wife, [Mahābhārata iii, 14130.]
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: Candramas, Himasaras, Bhaskara, Rashigata, Shabala, Samtapa, Avalambin, Cuda, Sudha, Vrit.
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