Kshirakunda, Kṣīrakuṇḍa, Kshira-kunda: 3 definitions
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Kshirakunda 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.
The Sanskrit term Kṣīrakuṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Ksirakunda or Kshirakunda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKṣīrakuṇḍa (क्षीरकुण्ड).—a milk-pot; कश्चि- द्दुदोह कश्चिच्च क्षीरकुण्डमधारयत् (kaści- ddudoha kaścicca kṣīrakuṇḍamadhārayat) Kathāsaritsāgara 63.188.
Derivable forms: kṣīrakuṇḍam (क्षीरकुण्डम्).
Kṣīrakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kṣīra and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKṣīrakuṇḍa (क्षीरकुण्ड):—[=kṣīra-kuṇḍa] [from kṣīra] n. a milk pot, [Kathāsaritsāgara lxiii, 189.]
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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.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Kṣīrakuṇḍa < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Chapter 38 - The Glory of Kṣīrakuṇḍa: Kadrū’s Expiation for her Deceitful Action < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
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