Anuha, Aṇuha, Anūha: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Aṇuha (अणुह).—A King in ancient India. (Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 1, Verse 232).
1a) Aṇuha (अणुह).—The son of Vibhrāja; wife Kīrtī, daughter of Śuka; father of Brahmadatta.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 19. 43-5.
1b) Satyaka? The eldest of Nīpa's sons; married Kṛtvī, the daughter of Śuka; father of Brahmadatta.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 21. 24-25.
1c) Married Kīrtimati, daughter of Śuka. Father of Brahmadatta.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 8. 94; 10. 82; Vāyu-purāṇa 73. 31.
1d) Son of Vibhrāja; married Kṛtvī, daughter of Śuka. Husband of Ṛcī.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 49. 56-7; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 179.
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
Anūha (अनूह).—a. Thoughtless, careless. बलिं हरन्तोऽन्नमदन्त्यनूहाः (baliṃ haranto'nnamadantyanūhāḥ) Bhāgavata 3.5.48.
Anuhā (अनुहा).—run after, follow, overtake, catch.
Anuhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms anu and hā (हा).
1) Aṇuha (अणुह):—m. Name of a son of Vibhrāja, [Mahābhārata]
2) Anuha (अनुह):—m. Name of a son of Vibhrātra and father of Brahma-datta, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
3) Anuhā (अनुहा):—[=anu-hā] -√2. hā [class] 3. [Ātmanepada] -jihīte, to run after, catch, [Atharva-veda] etc.;
—to follow, join, [Ṛg-veda]
4) Anūha (अनूह):—[=an-ūha] mfn. thoughtless, careless.
5) [v.s. ...] m. absence of modification, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
Anuha (अनुह):—I. [tatpurusha compound] m.
(-haḥ) A proper name: a descendant of Hastin, the son of Vibhrāja (according to the Mahābhar. &c.; of Vibhrātra, accord. to some Mss. of the Viṣṇupurāṇa), husband of Kritvī and father of Brahmadatta. E. han with anu, kṛt aff. ḍa.
Anūha (अनूह):—[(haḥ-hā-haṃ) a.] Unconcerned; thoughtless, careless.
Aṇuha (अणुह):—(aṇu + ha) m. Nomen proprium ein Sohn Vibhrāja’s [Harivaṃśa 1042. fgg.]; vgl. anuha und oben unter aṇu 1.
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Anuha (अनुह):—m. Nomen proprium ein Sohn Vibhrātra’s (Vibhrāja’s) und Vater Brahmadatta's [Viṣṇupurāṇa 452.] — Vgl. aṇuha .
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Aṇuha (अणुह):—[Mahābhārata 1, 226.]
Aṇuha (अणुह):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vibhrāja.
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Anuha (अनुह):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,19,12.]
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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Partial matches: Uha, Ha, Ge, Anu, An.
Starts with (+1): Anuhaar, Anuhara, Anuharaka, Anuharamana, Anuharana, Anuharant, Anuharat, Anuharati, Anuhari, Anuharin, Anuhariya, Anuharta, Anuharya, Anuharyya, Anuhasati, Anuhata, Anuhatadhvani, Anuhatagajara, Anuhava, Anuhavana.
Full-text: Kritvi, Vibhraja, Anuhya, Vibhrajaraja, Rici, Kirtimati, Brahmadatta, Caturhotra, Kirti, Uha, Cinta, Purusha.
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