Kuruvriddha, Kuruvṛddha, Kuru-vriddha: 3 definitions
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Kuruvriddha 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 Kuruvṛddha can be transliterated into English as Kuruvrddha or Kuruvriddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuruvṛddha (कुरुवृद्ध).—an epithet of Bhīṣma; तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः (tasya saṃjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.12.
Derivable forms: kuruvṛddhaḥ (कुरुवृद्धः).
Kuruvṛddha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuru and vṛddha (वृद्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruvṛddha (कुरुवृद्ध).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Bhīṣma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuruvṛddha (कुरुवृद्ध):—[=kuru-vṛddha] [from kuru] m. Name of Bhīṣma, [Bhagavad-gītā i, 12.]
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