Sureṇu, Surenu: 6 definitions
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Sureṇu 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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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSureṇu (सुरेणु).—A tributary of the river Sarasvatī flowing through Ṛṣabha island. (Śalya Parva, Chapter 38, Verse 26)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSureṇu (सुरेणु).—A daughter of Viśvakarmā, sister of Maya; wife of the Sun god; known as Samjñā; gave birth to Manu and then to twins Yama and Yamunā! took the guise of a horse and wandered in the Kuru country and became the horse of Savitā; through her two nostrils were born Aśvins. also known as Nāsatya and Dasra. Unable to bear the sun's rays, she requested Chāyā to take her place and guise until she returned; she went home, but after some time her father turned her out.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 59. 21, 34; Vāyu-purāṇa 84. 21-24, 26-86.
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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySureṇu (सुरेणु).—name of a king (= Reṇu; follows Diśāṃpati): Mahāvyutpatti 3580.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySureṇu (सुरेणु).—and
Sureṇu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and reṇu (रेणु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sureṇu (सुरेणु):—[=su-reṇu] [from su > su-yaj] m. a sort of atom (= trasareṇu), [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of an ancient king, [Buddhist literature]
3) [v.s. ...] f. Name of a daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ (wife of Vivasvat), [Harivaṃśa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a river (sometimes regarded as one of the seven Sarasvatīs), [Mahābhārata]
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Renu, Cu, Shu.
Full-text: Svarenu, Surenupushpadhvaja, Hemarenu, Toona sinensis, Cedrela odorata, Toona ciliata, Renu, Oghavati, Toona sureni, Cedrela fissilis, Tvashtri, Vishvakarma, Kuru, Yamuna, Maya, Yama.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 38 < [Shalya Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - The Birth of Vaivasvata < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 9 - Account of the Sun’s Offspring < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 2 - The genealogy of Mahāsammata < [Book 1 - The beginning of the story of the Doctrine]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - Origin of Rājabhaṭṭāraka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]