The Sanskrit term Uṣṇinābha can be transliterated into English as Usninabha or Ushninabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Uṣṇinābha (उष्णिनाभ).—A Viśvadeva (a class of gods). (Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 91, Stanza 44).

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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 Dictionary

Uṣṇīnābha (उष्णीनाभ):—[=uṣṇī-nābha] [from uṣṇī > uṣ] m. Name of a divine being, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ushninabha in German

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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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Partial matches: Ushni, Nabha.

Full-text: Paramakrodhi.

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