Tuhunda, Tuhuṇḍa: 6 definitions
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Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaTuhuṇḍa (तुहुण्ड).—A demon. This demon was born to Kaśyapa of his wife Danu. (Chapter 65, Ādi Parva).
Accompanied by Tārakāsura this demon once attacked Subrahmaṇya. Tuhuṇḍa threw an iron mace against Gaṇapati who blocked his chariot. By a single stone of Gaṇapati, the diamond-studded mace of the demon broke into six pieces. When he found his mace gone the demon caught hold of Gaṇapati and beat him with a spiked club on his forehead. Gaṇapati cut him with his weapon (Axe) 'Veṇmazhu'. The demon fell to the ground in two pieces but still his hold on Gaṇapati was not released. Gaṇapati tried his best but could not loosen the hold. Then Kuṇḍodara, a leader of the attendants of Gaṇapati smashed the hands of Tuhuṇḍa with an iron mace. Tuhuṇḍa was killed thus. (Chapter 65, Vāyu Purāṇa).
This Tuhuṇḍa was born in his next life in the world as a King called Senābindu. (Śloka 19, Chapter 67, Ādi Parva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexTuhuṇḍa (तुहुण्ड).—A Vindhya tribe.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 65.
Tuhuṇḍa (तुहुण्ड) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.24, I.65, I.61.20) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Tuhuṇḍa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tuhuṇḍa (तुहुण्ड):—m. Name of a Dānava, [Mahābhārata i, 2533 and 2655]
2) (son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra) 6983 [Harivaṃśa]
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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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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - Īśāneśvara (īśāna-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 16 - The World of Śukra (Venus) < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 63 - The Greatness of Tīrthas < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CLXXXVIII < [Swayamvara Parva]
Section LXV < [Sambhava Parva]
Section LXVII < [Sambhava Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Table: Janapadas or State < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 3 - An Account of Various Families; Daksha’s Offspring < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 47 - The Danavas Described < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]