Durvankura, Dūrvāṅkura, Durva-ankura: 2 definitions

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Durvankura 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)

[«previous next»] — Durvankura in Purana glossary
Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

Dūrvāṅkura (दूर्वाङ्कुर) flowers are used in worship in the month Kārttika for the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-Vrata, according to the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, the Anaṅgatrayodaśī-vrata is observed in honour of Śiva for acquiring virtue, great fortune, wealth and for destruction of sins [...] This vrata is to be performed for a year from Mārgaśīra.—In the month of Kārttika, the tooth-brush is that of śirīṣa-wood. The food taken is madanaphala. The deity to be worshipped is Kārttika. The flowers used in worship are dūrvāṅkura. The naivedya offerings is different kinds of food. The result accrued equals lusturous like Kāmadeva.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Durvankura in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dūrvāṅkura (दूर्वाङ्कुर).—a soft blade of Dūrvā grass; पवित्रदूर्वाङ्कुर- लाञ्छितालका (pavitradūrvāṅkura- lāñchitālakā) V.3.12.

Derivable forms: dūrvāṅkuraḥ (दूर्वाङ्कुरः).

Dūrvāṅkura is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dūrvā and aṅkura (अङ्कुर).

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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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