Vaneyu: 5 definitions

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Vaneyu 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: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Vaneyu (वनेयु):—One of the ten sons of Raudrāśva (son of Ahaṃyāti) and the Apsarā Ghṛtācī. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.20.4-5)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Vaneyu (वनेयु).—A King who was the grandson of emperor Pūru and the son of Rudrāśva. Vaneyu was born to Rudrāśva by a celestial woman named Miśrakeśī. Ten sons named Vaneyu, Ṛceyu, Kakṣeyu, Kṛpaṇeyu, Sthaṇḍileyu, Jaleyu, Tejeyu, Satyeyu, Dharmeyu and Santateyu, were born to this celestial woman. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Stanza 8).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Vaneyu (वनेयु).—The tenth son of Raudrāśva.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 20. 5; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 125.
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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Vaneyu (वनेयु):—[from van] m. Name of a son of Raudrāśva, [Mahābhārata]

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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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