Ksharanadi, aka: Kṣāranadī, Kshara-nadi; 2 Definition(s)



The Sanskrit term Kṣāranadī can be transliterated into English as Ksaranadi or Ksharanadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geogprahy

Kṣāranadī (क्षारनदी) refers to a river lying on the northern boundary of Kūṣmāṇḍī: a village mentioned in the Paṭṭaṇakuḍi plates of Avasara II. The village Kūṣmāṇḍī was granted by Raṭṭarāja to his learned preceptor Ātreya, who was a disciple of the Śaiva ascetic Ambhojaśambhu of the Karkaroṇī branch of the Mattamayūra clan.

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Kṣāranadī (क्षारनदी).—a river of alkaline water in hell.

Kṣāranadī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣāra and nadī (नदी).

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