Indraketu, Indra-ketu, Imdraketu: 7 definitions
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Indraketu 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexIndraketu (इन्द्रकेतु).—Flags flying in the streets of Dvārakā during Kṛṣṇa's marriage with Rukmiṇi.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 54. 56.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryIndraketu (इन्द्रकेतु).—Indra's banner.
Derivable forms: indraketuḥ (इन्द्रकेतुः).
Indraketu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms indra and ketu (केतु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryIndraketu (इन्द्रकेतु).—(1) name of a samādhi: Mahāvyutpatti 531 (not in Śatasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā); (2) name of a former Buddha: Lalitavistara 172.5; (3) name of a yakṣa: Samādhirājasūtra p. 43 line 21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Indraketu (इन्द्रकेतु):—[=indra-ketu] [from indra] m. Indra’s banner, [Lalita-vistara]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIṃdrakētu (ಇಂದ್ರಕೇತು):—
1) [noun] the banner of Indra, the lord of gods.
2) [noun] (Jain.) a worshipping of a Jina.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Indraketudhvajaraja.
Full-text: Aprakashakagraha, Indradhvaja, Patraratha.
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