Idvatsara: 6 definitions
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Idvatsara 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: Nilamata Purana: a cultural and literary studyIdvatsara (इद्वत्सर) refers to one of the five years (pañcasaṃvatsara), defined in the Nīlamatapurāṇa. The expression pañcasaṃvatsara indicates the knowledge of five years, namely, Saṃvatsara, Parivatsara, Idvatsara, Anuvatsara and Vatsara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Idvatsara (इद्वत्सर).—See iḍāvatsara.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 8. 72.
1b) A name of the moon.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 50. 183; 56. 20.
1c) The third year in a five year cycle;1 Soma according to Purāṇic tradition; he is Prapitāmaha ensuring prosperity.2
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: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryIdvatsara (इद्वत्सर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A year.
[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)
Full-text: Anuvatsara, Idavatsara, Iduvatsara, Parivatsara, Vatsara, Pancasamvatsara, Samvatsara, Udvatsara, Shitamayukhamalin, Shailasutapati, Yuga, Candra.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Appendix 3 - Purāṇic measurements of time < [Appendices]
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa XIII, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Thirteenth Kāṇḍa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 28 - Meeting of Purūravas and Pitṛs < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)