Tundikera, Tuṇḍikera: 7 definitions
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Tundikera 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)
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर).—An ancient place of Bhārata. The people of this place took part in the great Mahābhārata battle. (Śloka 20, Chapter 17, Droṇa Parva).
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर).—A Vindhya tribe; one of the five classes (gaṇas) of the Haihayas;1 on the other side of the Vindhyas.2
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VIII.4.47) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Tuṇḍikera) 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
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर).—[masculine] [Name] of a people.
1) Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर):—[from tuṇḍa] m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata vii, 691; viii, 138]
2) [v.s. ...] (tauṇḍ, [Harivaṃśa])
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर):—
1) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volksstammes [Mahābhārata 8, 138.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 418,] [Nalopākhyāna 20.] [Lassen’s Indische Alterthumskunde I, Anhang XXVII, Nalopākhyāna 4.] sg. der Fürst dieses Stammes [Mahābhārata 7, 691.] Vgl. tauṇḍikera . —
2) f. ī a) die Baumwollenstaude [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 4.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 4, 254.] [Medinīkoṣa r. 265.] — b) eine Gurkenart, Momordica monadelpha Roxb. [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 5, 4.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Suśruta 1, 259, 2. 2, 490, 6.] — c) ein dieser Frucht ähnlicher Abscess am Gaumen [Suśruta 1, 306, 5. 92, 11. 2, 130, 9.] kerivat dem Metrum zu Liebe [131, 3.]
Tuṇḍikera (तुण्डिकेर):——
1) m. Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mahābhārata 7,17,19] (die ältere Ausg. Sg. ein Fürst dieses Volkes ). —
2) f. ī — a) Momordica monadelpha. — b) *die Baumwollenstaude. — c) ein best. Abscess am Gaumen.
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