Rukmeshu, Rukmeṣu: 2 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)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 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.
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-English dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryRukmeṣu (रुक्मेषु):—[from rukma > ruc] m. ‘golden-arrowed’, Name of a king, [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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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Full-text: Brahmeshu, Rukmakavaca, Prithurukma, Jyamagha, Lomapada.
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The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 70 - Dynasties of Jyāmagha and Vṛṣṇi < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Bhagavata Purana (by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
Chapter 23 - The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati < [Canto IX - Liberation]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 13 - The Deeds of the Avatāra (Incarnation) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]