Rucirashva, Rucirāśva: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Rucirāśva can be transliterated into English as Rucirasva or Rucirashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ruchirashva.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaRucirāśva (रुचिराश्व):—One of the four sons of Syenajit (son of Viśada). He had a son named Pāra. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.21.23)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaRucirāśva (रुचिराश्व).—A king of the Lunar dynasty. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 9).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRucirāśva (रुचिराश्व).—A son of Senājit, and father of Parā. (Pṛthusena ).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 23-24; Matsya-purāṇa 49. 50; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 173; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 36-37.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRucirāśva (रुचिराश्व):—[from rucira > ruc] m. Name of a son of Sena-jit, [Purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Full-text: Prithusena, Para, Brihadishuvamsha, Shyenajit, Senacitta, Senajit, Nipa, Rucira.
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The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1m - The Paurava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 21 - The Race of Bharata—The History of Rantideva < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chapter 22 - The Royal Dynasties of Pāñcāla, Magadha and Kuru < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XIX - Dynasty of Puru < [Book IV]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]