Khurapra, Khura-pra: 7 definitions
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Khurapra 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhurapra (खुरप्र).—an arrow with a semi-circular head; see क्षुरप्र (kṣurapra).
Derivable forms: khurapraḥ (खुरप्रः).
Khurapra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khura and pra (प्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhurapra (खुरप्र).—m.
(-praḥ) An arrow with a semicircular head: see kṣurapra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khurapra (खुरप्र):—[=khura-pra] [from khura > khur] m. (for kṣur) a sharp-edged arrow, [Bālarāmāyaṇa iv, 54]
2) [v.s. ...] a sickle, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhurapra (खुरप्र):—(praḥ) 1. m. An arrow with a semicircular head.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKhurapra (ಖುರಪ್ರ):—[noun] = ಖುರಪ್ಪ [khurappa].
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: Khurapravara.
Full-text: Sakhurapravara, Kshurapravarin, Kshurapra, Kshuraprashara, Khurapravara.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 36 - Glorification of the Boar Incarnation (of Viṣṇu) < [Section 1 - Veṅkaṭācala-māhātmya]