Rukmeshu, Rukmeṣu: 4 definitions

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Rukmeshu 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 Rukmeṣu can be transliterated into English as Rukmesu or Rukmeshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Rukmeshu in Purana glossary

1a) Rukmeṣu (रुक्मेषु).—A son of Paravṛt.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 12. 11.

1b) (Brahmeṣu) son of Rucaka (Rukmakavaca Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa and Matsya-purāṇa) and brother of Pṛthurukma; succeeded his father with Pṛthurukma as his lieutenant.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 23. 35; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 70. 29; Matsya-purāṇa 44, 28-9; Vāyu-purāṇa 95. 28-9.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Rukmeṣu (रुक्मेषु):—[from rukma > ruc] m. ‘golden-arrowed’, Name of a king, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

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

[Sanskrit to German]

Rukmeshu 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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