Cumuri: 4 definitions
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Cumuri 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chumuri.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCumuri (चुमुरि).—Name of a demon whom Indra killed to favour Dabhīti; स्वप्नेनाभ्युप्या चुमुरिं धुनिं च जघन्थ दस्युं प्र दभीतिमावः (svapnenābhyupyā cumuriṃ dhuniṃ ca jaghantha dasyuṃ pra dabhītimāvaḥ) Ṛgveda 2.15.9.
Derivable forms: cumuriḥ (चुमुरिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryCumuri (चुमुरि):—m. Name of a demon (whom Indra sent to sleep to favour Dabhīti), [Ṛg-veda ii, vi f., x.]
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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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Ends with: Dhunicumuri.
Full-text: Dhunicumuri, Dasyu.
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