Turangavaktra, Turaṅgavaktra, Turanga-vaktra: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationTuraṅgavaktra (तुरङ्गवक्त्र) is another name for the Kinnaras, who, like Yakṣas, are the attendants of Kubera. They are represented as mythical beings with a human figure and the head of a horse or with a horse’s body and the head of a man. They are described as celestial choristers and musicians who dwell in the paradise of Kuvera on Kailāsa. They are called Aśvamukhas, Turaṅgavaktras, “horse-faced” and Mayus.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTuraṅgavaktra (तुरङ्गवक्त्र).—a Kinnara.
Derivable forms: turaṅgavaktraḥ (तुरङ्गवक्त्रः).
Turaṅgavaktra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms turaṅga and vaktra (वक्त्र). See also (synonyms): turaṅgavadana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuraṅgavaktra (तुरङ्गवक्त्र).—m.
(-ktraḥ) A Kinnara or quirister of Indra'S heaven. E. turaṅga a horse, and vaktra a face.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuraṅgavaktra (तुरङ्गवक्त्र):—[turaṅga-vaktra] (ktvaḥ) 1. m. A Kinnara of chorister of Indra's heaven.
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: Vaktra, Turanga.
Full-text: Turangavadana, Kinnara, Mayu, Ashvamukha.
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