Kurunga, Kuruṅga, Kurumga: 8 definitions
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Kurunga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykuruṅga : (m.) a kind of antelope.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKuruṅga, (deriv. unknown. The corresponding Sk. forms are kulunga and kulaṅga) a kind of antelope, in —miga the antelope deer J. I, 173 (k°-jatāka); II, 153 (do.). (Page 222)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykuruṅga (कुरुंग).—m Redness of the corner of the eye. This, according to the interpretation, is a sign of opulence, of indigence &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkuruṅga (कुरुंग).—m Redness of the corner of the eye.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruṅga (कुरुङ्ग):—m. Name of a prince, [Ṛg-veda viii, 4, 19.]
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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 corpusKuruṃga (ಕುರುಂಗ):—[noun] a kind of bird.
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: Kuru-kalitokai, Kurukkan, Kurukkol, Kurungamiga Jataka, Kurungamiga Vagga, Kurunkai, Kurunkali, Kurunkar, Kurunkarralai, Kurunkatu.
Full-text: Kurukkan.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.4.19 < [Sukta 4]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 21: Kuruṅga-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 206: Kuruṅga-Miga-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Hanuman Nataka (critical study) (by Nurima Yeasmin)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 17 - Description of the Jambūdvīpa (jambū-dvīpa) < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(8) Eighth Pāramī: The Perfection of Resolution (adhiṭṭhāna-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Part 3 - Buddha’s performance of Miracles (pāṭihāriya) < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha’s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]
Part 4 - Story of Devadatta < [Chapter 36 - The Buddha’s Height Measured by a Brahmin]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Date of the poet Māgha < [Introduction]