Hemakuta, Hemakūṭa, Heman-kuta: 18 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchHemakūṭa (हेमकूट):—m. Nomen proprium
1) eines Berges im Norden des Himālaya [Amarakoṣa.2,3,3.] [Hārāvalī 26.] [Mahābhārata.3,9969.6,236.] [Harivaṃśa 9499.] [Śākuntala 99,17.] [Vikramorvaśī 11.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 46,36.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 167.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 54,9.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.5,16,9. 17,9.] [Oxforder Handschriften 39,b,22. 48,a,39.] —
2) eines Affen [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 6, 26.] — Vgl. haimakūṭa .
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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Starts with: Hemakutakhanda, Hemakutamahatmya.
Full-text (+18): Harivarsha, Rishabhakuta, Kimpurusha, Varshaparvata, Hemakutamahatmya, Haimakuta, Manmatha, Himavat, Sayana, Varcovan, Ashtakulacala, Jambudvipa, Himakuta, Nishadha, Kapinjala, Lohita, Alakananda, Pundra, Shaila, Kimpuruva.
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