Rukmakavaca: 4 definitions
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Rukmakavaca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Rukmakavacha.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Rukmakavaca (रुक्मकवच).—A son of Kambalabarhis; father of Rukmeṣu and four other sons. Learned and wealthy; conquered the whole earth by killing of kavacina (soldiers in armour) with sharp arms and performed aśvamedha; Rukmeṣu became king and another Pṛthurukma helped him; two other sons, Parigha and Hari were appointed over Videha;1 banished by them the other son Jyāmagha performed penance.2
1b) The father of Paravṛt.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 12. 10.
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 DictionaryRukmakavaca (रुक्मकवच):—[=rukma-kavaca] [from rukma > ruc] m. Name of a grandson of Uśanas, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Rukma, Kavaca.
Full-text: Parajit, Paravrit, Rikshavanta, Virakambalabarhi, Parigha, Rukmeshu, Prithurukma, Jyamagha, Lomapada, Hari.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1d - The Yādava Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 70 - Dynasties of Jyāmagha and Vṛṣṇi < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
War and Weapons in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 68 - The race of Jyāmagha (vaṃśa-anuvarṇana) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]