Narakakunda, Narakakuṇḍa, Naraka-kunda, Narakakumda: 10 definitions
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Narakakunda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynarakakuṇḍa (नरककुंड).—n (S) A common term for the eighty-six pits prepared in hell for the damned. 2 An opprobrious term for the womb.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnarakakuṇḍa (नरककुंड).—n A common term for eighty- four pits prepared in hell for the damn- ed. An opprobuious term for the womb.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNarakakuṇḍa (नरककुण्ड).—a pit in hell where the wicked are tormented (86 such places are enumerated).
Derivable forms: narakakuṇḍam (नरककुण्डम्).
Narakakuṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naraka and kuṇḍa (कुण्ड).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNarakakuṇḍa (नरककुण्ड).—n.
(-ṇḍaṃ) A well or pit in Tartarus, eighty-six such are enumerated. E. naraka, and kuṇḍa a pit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNarakakuṇḍa (नरककुण्ड):—[=naraka-kuṇḍa] [from naraka] n. a pit in hell for tormenting the wicked (86 in number), [Brahma-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNarakakuṇḍa (नरककुण्ड):—[naraka-kuṇḍa] (ṇḍaṃ) 1. n. A pit in Tartarus.
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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 corpusNarakakuṃḍa (ನರಕಕುಂಡ):—[noun] = ನರಕಕೂಪ [narakakupa].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNarakakuṇḍa (नरककुण्ड):—n. the pit or place in hell where sinners are given severe torture or punishment;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Naraka, Kunda, Kunta.
Full-text: Narakakumbha.
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