Nārada

proper noun

A divine sage who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana.

Meanings

Nārada1

proper noun
  1. HinduismA divine sage who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana.

Nārada2

proper noun
  1. BuddhismThe name of the 12th of 27 named Buddhas immediately preceding Gautama.

Origin

Nārada · proper noun

Transliteration of Sanskrit नारद (nārada).

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Nārada · proper noun

Transliteration of Sanskrit नारद (nārada) or Pali Nārada.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bengali নারদ
  • নারদ (narod)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 那羅陀佛 /那罗陀佛
  • 那羅陀佛 /那罗陀佛 (Nàluótuó Fó)Translations
Hindi नारद
  • नारद (nārad)Translations
Punjabi ਨਾਰਦ
  • ਨਾਰਦ (nārad)Translations
Tamil நாரதர்
  • நாரதர் (nāratar)Translations
Thai พระนารทพุทธเจ้า, นารท
  • พระนารทพุทธเจ้า (naa-rá-tá)Translations
  • นารท (naa-rá-tá)Translations
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APA

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Chicago

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