Dhundhumara, Dhundhumāra, Dhumdhumara: 14 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Dhundhumara in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार, “the killer of Dhundhu”):—Another name for Kuvalayāśva (son of Bṛhadaśva). He received this name for killing a demon named Dhundhu with the assistance of his twenty-one thousand sons. (“the killer of Dhundhu”) (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.23-24)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—A king of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. (See under Kuvalāśva). He was also called Kuvalayāśva

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—Is Kuvalāśva (Kuvalayāśva).*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 6. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 28.
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (purāṇa)

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—According to the Viṣṇudharmottara (khaṇḍa 1, adhyāya 16) one ninth portion of the Bhāratavarṣa, India, was covered with sand. In the midst of this desert land lived a demon named Dhundhumāra son of Madhukaiṭabha. Once in a year he exhales very forcefully in such a way that the whole land slides and the weak living beings suffer much. Finally the demon was killed by Kuvalāśva, son of Bṛhadaśva, King of Śrāvasti.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhundhumara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—

1) A kind of insect (indragopa).

2) The smoke of a house.

Derivable forms: dhundhumāraḥ (धुन्धुमारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. The name of a sovereign; also named Kuvalayaswa. 2. An insect, (Coccinella.) 3. The smoke of a house. 4. A house. A house lizard E. dhūma smoke reiterated, to go, affix aṇ, deriv. irr. or dhundhuṃ mārayati-māri-aṇ-upa-sa0 .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार).—m. a proper name and surname, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 72, 21 Gorr; Mahābhārata 3, 13486.

Dhundhumāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhundhu and māra (मार).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार):—[=dhundhu-māra] [from dhundhu] m. ‘slayer of Dh°’, Name of Kuvalāśva, [Mahābhārata] etc. (-tva n., [Harivaṃśa 672])

2) [v.s. ...] a son of Tri-śaṅku and father of Yuvanāśva, [Rāmāyaṇa; Daśakumāra-carita]

3) [v.s. ...] the cochineal insect, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a kind of plant (= gṛha-dhūma), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a house-lizard (?), [Horace H. Wilson]

6) [v.s. ...] the smoke of a house (?), [ib.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार):—(raḥ) 1. m. The name of a sovereign; coccinella insect; smoke of a house; house lizard.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Dhundhumāra (धुन्धुमार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dhuṃdhumāra.

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Dhundhumara in German

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhundhumara in Prakrit glossary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Dhuṃdhumāra (धुंधुमार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhundhumāra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhundhumara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dhuṃdhumāra (ಧುಂಧುಮಾರ):—

1) [noun] an insect of the family of Lampyridae, whose abdomens usu. glow with a luminescent light; fire-fly.

2) [noun] the smoke coming out of a house.

3) [noun] a kind of reptile of Squamata order, with a long slender body and tail, scaly skin, four legs, lives on small i.

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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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