Anuru, Anūru, Aṉūru: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Anūru (अनूरु).—(Aruṇa) a son of Tārkṣya and Kadrū. Charioteer of the sun.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 6. 22.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Anūru (अनूरु).—a. [na. ba.] Thighless. अपूर्णाण्डविनिर्भेदादनूरुररुणोऽ भवत् (apūrṇāṇḍavinirbhedādanūruraruṇo' bhavat) Bm.1.11.
-ruḥ Aruṇa, the charioteer of the sun (who is represented as having no thighs); the dawn; see अरुण (aruṇa).
Anūru (अनूरु).—mfn. (-ruḥ-ruḥ-ru) Thighless. m.
(-ruḥ) The charioteer of the sun, the dawn. E. an priv. and ūru a thigh; being represented without legs.
Anūru (अनूरु).—I. adj. thighless. Ii. m. Aruṇa, the charioteer of the sun, Skandap., Kāśīkh. 2, 13.
Anūru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and ūru (ऊरु).
1) Anuru (अनुरु):—[=anu-ru] 1. anu-√ru to imitate the cry or answer to the cry of ([accusative])
2) [=an-uru] 2. an-uru mf(us or vī)n. not great.
3) Anūru (अनूरु):—[=an-ūru] mfn. thighless
4) [v.s. ...] m. the charioteer of the sun, the dawn, [Rājataraṅgiṇī etc.]
Anuru (अनुरु):—[tatpurusha compound] m. f. n.
(-ruḥ-ru or -rvī-ru) Not large, small. E. a neg. and uru.
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Anūru (अनूरु):—[bahuvrihi compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-ruḥ-ruḥ-ru) Thighless. 2. m.
(-ruḥ) Aruṇa, the charioteer of the sun, the dawn. E. a priv. and ūru; Aruṇa being represented without legs.
Anūru (अनूरु):—(ruḥ) 2. m. Charioteer of the sun, the dawn. a. Thighless.
Anūru (अनूरु):—(3. a + ūru)
1) adj. lendenlos. —
2) m. der Wagenlenker der Sonne [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 2, 33.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 102. 3, 3, 119.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 102.]
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Anūru (अनूरु):—
2) [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 89,12.] [Oxforder Handschriften 70,b,33.] [SŪRYAŚ. 51] in [Kāvya-Saṅgraha 206.]
Anūru (अनूरु):—m. Morgenröthe , personif. als Wagenlenker der Sonne [Indische sprüche 7671.] [Rājataraṃgiṇī 8,50.] als Bruder d. S. [3242.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Anūru (ಅನೂರು):—
1) [noun] a man without thighs.
2) [noun] (myth.) the driver of the Sun-God's Chariot.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Aṉūru (அனூரு) noun < an-ūru. (W.)
1. Cripple; முடவன். [mudavan.]
2. Aruṇa, the charioteer of the Sun; அருணன். [arunan.]
3. Mercury; புதன். [puthan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Partial matches (+0): Ru, Anu, An.
Starts with (+19): Anurua, Anuruc, Anurud, Anuruddha, Anuruddha Samyutta, Anuruddha Sutta, Anuruddha Thera, Anuruddhaka, Anuruddhamahavitakkasutta, Anuruddhappativiruddha, Anuruddhupakkilesa, Anurudh, Anuruh, Anuruha, Anurujjhana, Anurujjhanta, Anurujjhati, Anurup, Anurupa, Anurupaceshta.
Full-text (+0): Anurusarathi, Anuruh, Anuravana, Anurava, Anuravati, Anuruha, Anuroha, Anuruta, Anubandh, Aruna.
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