Krunca, Kruñca, Kruñcā, Krumca: 9 definitions
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Krunca 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kruncha.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyKruñca (क्रुञ्च) [Kuñca?] refers to the Adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubis), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKruñca (क्रुञ्च) or Kruñcā (क्रुञ्चा).—(f. [kruñcā])
1) A curlew, heron; Vāj.24.22, 31.
2) A kind of lute.
3) Name of the mountain क्रौञ्च (krauñca).
Derivable forms: kruñcaḥ (क्रुञ्चः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKruñca (क्रुञ्च).—mf. (kruṅ kruñcā) A curlew. E. kruñc to go crookedly, affix kvin, fem. affix ṭāp.
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Kruñca (क्रुञ्च).—m.
(-ñcaḥ) A name of the mountain Krouncha. f.
(-ñcā) A kind of Vina or lute. E. kruñc to be crooked, affixes ka and ṭāp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKruñca (क्रुञ्च).—[masculine] curlew.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kruñca (क्रुञ्च):—[from kruñc] m. a kind of snipe, curlew, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxiv, 22 and 31; Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā; Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] (= krauñca) Name of a mountain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Kruñcā (क्रुञ्चा):—[from kruñca > kruñc] f. ([Pāṇini 4-2, 91], [vArttika] 4, [Patañjali]; [gana] ajādi; [gana] vyāghrādi, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 108]) a female snipe or curlew, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a kind of Vinā or lute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKruñca (क्रुञ्च):—[(ñcaḥ-ñcā)] 1. m. Name of a mountain. f. Kind of lute.
[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 corpusKruṃca (ಕ್ರುಂಚ):—[noun] a kind of wading bird with a long neck, long legs, and a long, tapered bill, living along marshes and river banks; a kind of heron.
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: Kruncakiya, Kruncamant, Kruncamat, Kruncati, Kruncau.
Full-text: Kruncamant, Kruncamat, Kraunca, Kruncakiya, Kruncau, Krauncaka.
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