Kurunandana, Kuru-nandana: 4 definitions
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Kurunandana 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: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (itihasa)Kurunandana (कुरुनन्दन) refers to “descendant of the Kurus”, according to the Mahābhārata verse 1.164.9-11.—Accordingly, “The Ikṣvāku kings conquered this world. Having obtained Vasiṣṭha, the best of sages, as their excellent purohita, those kings performed sacrifices, O descendant of the Kurus (kurunandana). For that Brahmin sage officiated for all those great kings at their sacrifices, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, as Bṛhaspati did for the gods”.
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 dictionaryKurunandana (कुरुनन्दन).—epithet of Arjuna; Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 2.41;6.43.
Derivable forms: kurunandanaḥ (कुरुनन्दनः).
Kurunandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuru and nandana (नन्दन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKurunandana (कुरुनन्दन).—m. a descendant of Kuru,
Kurunandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuru and nandana (नन्दन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKurunandana (कुरुनन्दन):—[=kuru-nandana] [from kuru] m. a descendant of Kuru (as Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, etc.), [Bhagavad-gītā etc.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nandana, Kuru.
Full-text: Trisamdhyam, Tapasya, Anuvamsha, Prabheda, Kuru, Abhisara.
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 6.43 < [Chapter 6 - Dhyāna-yoga (Yoga through the Path of Meditation)]
Verse 14.13 < [Chapter 14 - Guṇa-traya-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 2.41 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
The process of Bhakti-Yoga < [Chapter 1.3 - The Preaching of Śrī Narottamānanda Prabhu to Śrīla Gurudeva]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
9. Variations in Ślokas < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the Gītārthasaṅgraha]
3. Karmaṣaṭka in the Gītārthasaṅgraha < [Chapter 4 - Critical Study of the Gītārthasaṅgraha]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhagavad-gita-rahasya (or Karma-yoga Shastra) (by Bhalchandra Sitaram Sukthankar)