Candracuda, Candracūḍa, Candra-cuda, Camdracuda: 8 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCandracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड).—epithets of Śiva; ('having the moon for his crest', 'moon-crested'); रहस्युपालभ्यत चन्द्र- शेखरः (rahasyupālabhyata candra- śekharaḥ) Kumārasambhava 5.58,86; R.6.34; नखेन कस्य धन्यस्य चन्द्रचूडो भविष्यति (nakhena kasya dhanyasya candracūḍo bhaviṣyati) Udb.
Derivable forms: candracūḍaḥ (चन्द्रचूडः).
Candracūḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and cūḍa (चूड). See also (synonyms): candramauli, candraśekhara, candracūḍāmaṇi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड).—m. a name of Śiva,
Candracūḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms candra and cūḍa (चूड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCandracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Śiva (lit. the moon-crested).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Candracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—son of Bhaṭṭa Puruṣottama: Anyoktikaṇṭhābharaṇa. Kārtavīryodaya kāvya. Candraśekharavivāha kāvya. Sūcīpattra. 8. Prastāvacintāmaṇi. W. p. 229.
2) Candracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड):—Vacanāmṛta.
3) Candracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड):—son of Umāpati: Piṇḍapitṛyajñaprayoga. Somabhakṣaprayoga.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Candracūḍa (चन्द्रचूड):—[=candra-cūḍa] [from candra > cand] m. = -mukuṭa, [Bhartṛhari; Bālarāmāyaṇa ix, 47/48; Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) [v.s. ...] a form of Bhairava, [Brahmavaivarta-purāṇa ii, 61, 83]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a hero of Kālikā, [Vīracarita xxx]
4) [v.s. ...] of an author (son of Śri-bhaṭṭa-Puruṣôttama)
5) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [xv]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaṃdracūḍa (ಚಂದ್ರಚೂಡ):—[noun] Śiva, who is adorned with the crescent moon.
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Caṃdrācūḍa (ಚಂದ್ರಾಚೂಡ):—[noun] = ಚಂದ್ರಚೂಡ [camdracuda].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cuda, Candra.
Starts with: Candracuda bhatta, Candracudacarita, Candracudamani, Candracudashtaka.
Ends with: Ardhacamdracuda.
Full-text (+18): Candrashekhara, Candrapida, Candramauli, Cantiracutan, Candracudashtaka, Anyoktikanthabharana, Candramukuta, Candramaulin, Kalasiddhantanirnaya, Kartaviryodaya, Prastavacintamani, Pakayajnanirnaya, Pindapitriyajnaprayoga, Bhaktimuktavali, Kaladivakara, Bhatta purushottama, Vacanamrita, Candrashekharavivaha, Shodashasamskara, Shivacampu.
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
2.40. Śiva as Candracūḍa and Nāgakuṇḍala < [Chapter 6a - The Epithets of Rudra-Śiva]
Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3.11 - Nature of Vākya (sentence) and their types < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 33 - March of The Victorious Lord Śiva < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 39 - The Seizure of the Horse by Vīramaṇi’s Son < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 49 - Description of Draupadāditya and Mayūkhāditya < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 8 - The World of Yama < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]