Shankhacuda, Śaṅkhacūḍa, Śaṅkhacūḍā: 7 definitions
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Shankhacuda has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Śaṅkhacūḍa and Śaṅkhacūḍā can be transliterated into English as Sankhacuda or Shankhacuda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shankhachuda.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚaṅkhacūḍa (शङ्खचूड):—m. Nomen proprium
1) eines Asura [Oxforder Handschriften 25], a, [5. 6.] [WILSON], Sel. Works [1, 175.] [PAÑCAR. 2, 5, 62.] —
2) eines Gandharva [Oxforder Handschriften 24], a, [17. fgg.] —
3) eines Wesens im Gefolge Kubera's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 10, 34, 25.] —
4) eines Schlangendämons [Kathāsaritsāgara 22, 208. 90, 120. fgg.] [NĀGĀN. 58, 1. 59, 15.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 24, 31.] [Oxforder Handschriften 71], b, 6.
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: Cuda, Shankha.
Starts with: Shankhacudaka.
Full-text: Shankhacudeshvaratirtha, Shankhapala, Dambha, Vamshastha, Shankha, Radha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.23.20 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 2.23.17 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 2.23.46 < [Chapter 23 - The Killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa During the Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.5.23 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
Verse 2.4.76 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)]
Verse 4.4.10 < [Part 4 - Compassion (karuṇa-rasa)]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
10. Destruction of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
3. Weapons of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 23 - On the killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Book 9]
Chapter 20 - On the war preparations of Śaṅkhacūḍa with the Devas < [Book 9]
Chapter 19 - On the going of the Devas to Vaikuṇṭha after Tulasī’s marriage with Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Book 9]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 38 - Kālī fights < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 28 - The penance and marriage of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 29 - The previous birth of Śaṅkhacūḍa < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
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