Rauhineya, Rauhiṇeya: 9 definitions
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Rauhineya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexRauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय).—(Balarāma); reminded Kṛṣṇa of his divinity and mission on earth when he had been overpowered by Kālīya.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 7. 33-42.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय).—
1) A calf.
2) Name of Balarāma; अभिवाद्य स्थिता राजन् रौहिणेयं महाबलम् (abhivādya sthitā rājan rauhiṇeyaṃ mahābalam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 9.34.11.
3) The planet Mercury.
4) The planet Saturn.
-yam An emerald.
Derivable forms: rauhiṇeyaḥ (रौहिणेयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. A name of Balarama. 2. The planet Mercury. n.
(-yaṃ) An emerald. mf. (-yaḥ-yī) 1. A calf. 2. The planet Saturn. E. rohiṇī the nymph, &c., ḍhak aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय).—[masculine] metron. of Bālarāma.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय):—[from rauhiṇa] m. ([from] rohiṇī) a calf, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] [metronymic] of Bala-rāma, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] of the planet Mercury, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā [Scholiast or Commentator]]
4) [v.s. ...] n. an emerald, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRauhiṇeya (रौहिणेय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. A name of Balarāma; planet Mercury. n. An emerald. m. f. A calf.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusRauhiṇēya (ರೌಹಿಣೇಯ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) Budha, the personified planet Mercury.
2) [noun] a bright-green, transparent precious stone; green variety of beryl; emerald.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 1: Story of Rauhiṇeya < [Chapter XI - The story of Rauhiṇeya]
Chapter XI - The story of Rauhiṇeya < [Book X - Mahāvīracaritra]
Appendix 6.1: additional notes < [Appendices]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.18.26 < [Chapter 18 - The Sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra]
Verse 8.13.6 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 11.225 < [Section XXIX - Description of the Expiatory Penances]
Vasistha Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)
Gautama Dharmasūtra (by Gautama)