Alternative spellings of this word include Kaur.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7

Kaura (कौर) is the name of a country classified as Hādi (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).—There are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., Kaura] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as Kādi and Hādi.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kaura (कौर) [Also spelled kaur]:—(nm) morsel; —[chīnanā, muṃha kā] to rob somebody of his share, to deprive somebody of his subsistence.

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Starts with (+10): Kaura-dodi, Kaura-kanda, Kaura-kasaila, Kauraa, Kauram, Kaurama, Kaurantaka, Kaurara, Kaurasadhu, Kaurasrava, Kauratavala, Kaurattha, Kaurav, Kaurava, Kauravaka, Kauravam, Kauravapandaviya, Kauravar, Kauravas, Kauravayani.

Ends with: Phukaura, Raikaura, Sukaura, Vikaura, Zabakon kaura.

Full-text: Kauram, Kaura-kanda, Kaura-dodi, Zabakon kaura, Kurayana, Kaur, Kaura-kasaila, Pucciyam, Naya, Mumha.

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 1 - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa (introduction) < [Chapter XXIV - The Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Part 20 - Tikopia Island < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]

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