Devakuru: 6 definitions
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Devakuru means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevakuru (देवकुरु):—(deva + kuru) m. pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes und des von ihm bewohnten Landes, neben uttarakuru genannt beim [Scholiast] zu [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 946.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevakuru (देवकुरु):—m. Pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes.
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: Deva, Kuru, Teva.
Starts with: Devakurumba.
Full-text (+30): Tevakuru, Gandhilavati, Suvalgu, Vatsaka, Supadma, Mangalavat, Mahavapra, Nalina, Valgu, Mahavatsa, Vapravati, Sukaccha, Kacchavat, Ramyavat, Nalinavat, Vidyutprabha, Ramya, Suvapra, Avarta, Pushkalavati.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 31: Description of Nandīśvara < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 27: Description of Puṣkaradvīpa < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Part 5: Death of Bhāmaṇḍala < [Chapter X - Rāma’s mokṣa (emancipation)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.29 - The duration of life in the other regions < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.37 - The regions of labour (karmabhūmi) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 3.30 - The condition in the regions of the north < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - Time by comparison < [Chapter 7]