The Sanskrit term Krodhaśatru can be transliterated into English as Krodhasatru or Krodhashatru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Krodhaśatru (क्रोधशत्रु).—A famous Asura who was born to Prajāpati Kaśyapa of his wife Kālā. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 65, Stanza 35).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Krodhaśatru (क्रोधशत्रु):—[=krodha-śatru] [from krodha > krudh] m. Name of an Asura, [Mahābhārata i, 65, 35.]

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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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Partial matches: Krodha, Shatru.

Full-text: Shatru.

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