Dhumralocana, Dhūmralocana, Dhumra-locana: 9 definitions
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Dhumralocana 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 Dhumralochana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन).—An asura killed by Lalitā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 29. 75.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन) is the name of a Vidyādhara who fought on Śrutaśarman’s side, but was slain by Vīrasena, who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: “... then a fight took place between those Vidyādhara princes on the one side and Prabhāsa and his comrades on the other, in which there was a great slaughter of soldiers. And in the single combats between the two hosts many warriors were slain on both sides, men, Asuras and Vidyādharas. Vīrasena slew Dhūmralocana and his followers, but, having been deprived of his chariot, he was in his turn killed by Hariśarman”.
The story of Dhūmralocana was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Dhūmralocana, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन) (lit. “one who is grey-eyed”) is a synonym (another name) for the Pigeon (Kapota), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन).—a pigeon.
Derivable forms: dhūmralocanaḥ (धूम्रलोचनः).
Dhūmralocana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhūmra and locana (लोचन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन).—m.
(-naḥ) A pigeon. E. dhūmra dark, locana the eye.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन):—[=dhūmra-locana] [from dhūmra > dhū] m. ‘dark-eyed’, a pigeon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a general of the Asura Śumbha, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhūmralocana (धूम्रलोचन):—[dhūmra-locana] (naḥ) 1. m. A pigeon.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Locana, Dhumra.
Full-text: Dhumraksha, Virasena, Nishumbha, Harisharman.
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 25 - On the killing of Dhūmralocana < [Book 5]
Chapter 24 - On the description and Dhūmralocana giving the news < [Book 5]
Chapter 21 - On the conquest of the Heavens by Śumbha and Niśumbha < [Book 5]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Goddess Parameśvarī < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Birth of Ambikā / Kauśikī out of Pārvati’s body < [Chapter 3]
7. Description Devi’s Function < [Chapter 3]
Śaktism (worship of Śakti as the female goddess) < [Chapter 4]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 47 - Dhūmralocana, Caṇḍa, Muṇḍa and Raktabīja are slain < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]