Carishnu, Cariṣṇu: 10 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Carishnu 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.

The Sanskrit term Cariṣṇu can be transliterated into English as Carisnu or Carishnu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Charishnu.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु).—A son of Kīrtimān and Dhenukā.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 11. 21; Vāyu-purāṇa 28. 17.

1b) One of the nine sons of Sāvarṇi Manu.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 9. 33; Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 22.

1c) The father of Haraya devas.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 40.

context information

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु).—a. [car-iṣṇuc] Movable, active, wandering about; Manusmṛti 1.56.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु).—mfn. (-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇu) 1. Moveable, locomotive. 2. Wandering about. E. car to go, and iṣṇuc aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु).—[car-iṣṇu], adj. Moveable, belonging to the animal world, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 1, 56.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु).—[adjective] moving, wandering, unsteady.

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

1) Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु):—[from car] mfn. ([Nirukta, by Yāska vii, 29; Pāṇini 3-2, 136]) moving, locomotive, unsteady, wandering about, [Ṛg-veda; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata xii; Bhāgavata-purāṇa ii]

2) [v.s. ...] (with bīja, the semen of [moving beings id est. of] animals), [Manu-smṛti i, 56]

3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Manu Sāvarṇa, [Harivaṃśa 465]

4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Kīrtimat by Dhenukā, [Vāyu-purāṇa i, 28, 16] (variṣṭa [edition])

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cariṣṇu (चरिष्णु):—[(ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇuḥ-ṣṇu) a.] Moveable.

[Sanskrit to German]

Carishnu in German

context information

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 corpus

Cariṣṇu (ಚರಿಷ್ಣು):—

1) [adjective] moving; walking; wandering.

2) [adjective] not stable; not firm; unstable.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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