Dhumini, Dhūminī: 3 definitions
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Dhumini 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaDhūminī (धूमिनी).—The wife of King Ajamīḍha of Puru dynasty By this wife, a son named Ṛkṣa was born to Ajamīḍha. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Stanza 32).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Dhūminī (धूमिनी).—A sister of Viśukra and Duṣṭaśekhara, the Asura brothers.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 10. 81.
1b) A sister of Bhaṇḍa and mother of Ulūkajit and others.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 6.
1c) A queen of Ajamiḍha;1 offered prayers and oblations to Agni and performed other austerities day and night on a kuśa seat for a son; her colour was dusty and smoky; son, Ṛkṣa also of smoky colour; from the tip of dhūrva grass.2
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhūminī (धूमिनी):—[from dhūmin > dhū] f. one of the seven tongues of Agni, [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of the wife of Aja-mīḍha, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of another woman, [Daśakumāra-carita]
4) [v.s. ...] (with diś) = dhūmitā, [Varāha-mihira]
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: Patumini.
Full-text: Dhumin, Dhumravarna, Brihadvasu, Ulukajit, Yavinara, Jahnu, Ajamidha, Agnihotra, Riksha, Janamejaya.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Puru dynasty < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Prostitution in the Matsya Purāṇa < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Dandin's Method of Narration < [October - December 1975]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 32 - An Account of Riceyu’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 20 - Account of Brahmadatta and the Strange Bird < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCIV < [Sambhava Parva]