Kuvikrama, Ku-vikrama: 3 definitions

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Kuvikrama 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»] — Kuvikrama in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuvikrama (कुविक्रम).—bravery exhibited in a wrong place; धिगीदृशं ते नृपते कुविक्रमं कृपाश्रये यः कृपणे पतत्त्रिणि (dhigīdṛśaṃ te nṛpate kuvikramaṃ kṛpāśraye yaḥ kṛpaṇe patattriṇi) N.1.132.

Derivable forms: kuvikramaḥ (कुविक्रमः).

Kuvikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ku and vikrama (विक्रम).

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

Kuvikrama (कुविक्रम):—[=ku-vikrama] [from ku] m. bravery exhibited in the wrong place, [Naiṣadha-carita i, 132.]

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Kuvikrama in German

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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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