The Sanskrit term Raṇaśūra can be transliterated into English as Ranasura or Ranashura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Raṇasūra (रणसूर) is the name of an ancient king, according to the Kathāsaṃgraha (narrating stories from Jain literature), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—[...] The exact source of Story 3 (Sanskrit anuṣṭubhs with insertion of a few Prakrit verses) has not been traced. [...] King Raṇasūra was so attached to his wife that he neglected religious practice. When a soldier (subhaṭa) came to advise him, Raṇasūra wanted to get him killed. But the man managed to take him forcibly and left him alone in the jungle. A monk explained that this man was a god who wanted to put Raṇasūra on the right path so that he could later succeed him in heaven. Raṇasūra was convinced and became a Śrāvaka. [...]

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

raṇaśūra (रणशूर).—a (S) Bold in battle. 2 Reckoned in this sense amongst the śubhalakṣaṇēṃ of the horse.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

raṇaśūra (रणशूर).—a Bold in battle.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Raṇaśūra (रणशूर).—a hero in war, warrior.

Derivable forms: raṇaśūraḥ (रणशूरः).

Raṇaśūra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms raṇa and śūra (शूर).

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

Raṇaśūra (रणशूर).—[masculine] hero in war, warrior.

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

Raṇaśūra (रणशूर):—[=raṇa-śūra] [from raṇa > ran] m. a hero in war, warrior, [Rāmāyaṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ranashura 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sura, Rana.

Full-text: Shubhacinha, Sura, Rana.

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