Ahuki, Āhukī: 2 definitions
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Ahuki 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexĀhukī (आहुकी).—The daughter of Punarvasu and sister of Āhuka (s.v.) the queen of the king of Avanti (āhukāndha).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 21; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 121 and 127; Matsya-purāṇa 44. 66; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 120, 127; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 14. 15.
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 DictionaryĀhukī (आहुकी):—[from āhuka] f. a sister of that king, [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 37 - An Account of Vabhru’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Kroṣṭu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1e - The Kukura Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]