Kumbholuka, Kumbholūka, Kumbha-uluka: 4 definitions

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Kumbholuka 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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[«previous next»] — Kumbholuka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kumbholūka (कुम्भोलूक).—a kind of owl; हृत्वा पिष्ट- मयं पूपं कुम्भोलूकः प्रजायते (hṛtvā piṣṭa- mayaṃ pūpaṃ kumbholūkaḥ prajāyate) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.111.11.

Derivable forms: kumbholūkaḥ (कुम्भोलूकः).

Kumbholūka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kumbha and ulūka (उलूक).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kumbholūka (कुम्भोलूक):—[from kumbha] m. a kind of owl, [Mahābhārata xiii, 5499.]

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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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