Kalanabha, Kālanābha: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Kālanābha (कालनाभ).—A son of Hiraṇyākṣa and Bhānū. A nephew of Hiraṇyakaśipu. Took an active part in the Devāsura battle between Bali and Indra. Fought with Yama. A follower of Vṛtra in his battle with Indra.1 A Saṃhikeya asura.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VII. 2. 18; Vāyu-purāṇa 67. 67; Matsya-purāṇa 6. 27; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 30; Bhāgavata-purāṇa VIII. 10. 20 and 29; VI. 10. [20]. Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 3.
- 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 20; Vāyu-purāṇa 68. 19.
1b) A son of Vipracitti.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 12.

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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kālanābha (कालनाभ):—[=kāla-nābha] [from kāla] m. ([from] nābhi), Name of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa 199; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Hiraṇyākṣa, [Harivaṃśa 195; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Hiraṇya-kaśipu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa vii, 2, 18]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vipra-citti and Siṃhikā, [Harivaṃśa 216; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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: Kaala, Nabha, Kala.
Full-text: Hiranyaksha, Yama.
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