Kaurma: 9 definitions
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Kaurma 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKaurma (कौर्म).—The 15th kalpa begun on the full moon day.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 290. 6.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaurma (कौर्म).—a. [kūrma-aṇ]
1) Belonging to a tortoise.
2) Belonging to the Avatāra of Viṣṇu as a tortoise; (°purāṇa); कौर्मे धृतोऽद्रिरमृतोन्मथने स्वपृष्ठे (kaurme dhṛto'driramṛtonmathane svapṛṣṭhe) Bhāgavata 11.4.18.
-rmaḥ Name of a Kalpa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaurma (कौर्म).—i. e. kūrma + a, adj. Peculiar to a tortoise, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaurma (कौर्म).—[adjective] belonging to a tortoise.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaurma (कौर्म):—mfn. ([from] kūrma), relating or belonging or peculiar to a tortoise, [Pañcatantra]
2) m. ([scilicet] avatāra) the Avatāra of Viṣṇu as a tortoise, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa xi, 4, 18]
3) Name of a great period or Kalpa (the day of full moon of Brahmā)
4) n. ([scilicet] āsana) a particular manner of being seated, [Nāradīya-purāṇa]
5) ([scilicet] purāṇa) Name of a Purāṇa (on the subject of Viṣṇu’s descent as a tortoise), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaurma (कौर्म):—[(rmmaḥ-rmmī-rmmaṃ) a.] Of a tortoise.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaurma (ಕೌರ್ಮ):—
1) [adjective] of, belonging or particular to a tortoise.
2) [adjective] of or relating to the second of ten major incarnations of Viṣṇu.
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Kaurma (ಕೌರ್ಮ):—[noun] = ಕೌರ್ಮಪುರಾಣ [kaurmapurana].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kaurmapurana.
Full-text: Kaurmopapurana, Samkoca, Kalpa, Satyarupa, Padmayoni, Ashtadashapurana, Purana, Pushkala.
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The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 236 - Characterization of Various Texts and Doctrines < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 115 - Reciting and Listening to Purāṇas Is Meritorious < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
15. The Kūrma Purāṇa < [Preface]
The Upa-purāṇas < [Preface]
Classification of the Purāṇas < [Preface]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Types of Evidences according to Śrī Madhvācārya < [Chapter 1.5 - Back to Home Village]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Purāṇa Texts Described < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 13 - The Story of Twenty-one Kalpas < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 105 - Greatness of Brahmā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]