Suruci, Surucī: 8 definitions
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Suruci has 8 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Suruchi.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSuruci (सुरुचि):—1. f. Wohlgefallen, grosses Behagen an (loc.) [Spr. (II) 4521, v. l.]
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Suruci (सुरुचि):—2.
1) adj. strahlend, hell u. s. w. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten der Gandharva [Harivaṃśa 388.] eines Yakṣa (nach dem Comm.) [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 12, 11, 39.] —
3) f. Nomen proprium einer Gattin Dhruva's und Mutter Uttama's [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 69,3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.4,8,8. fgg. 36.] [Oxforder Handschriften 69,b,7.]
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: Ruci, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Suruci Jataka, Surucika, Surucipurna, Surucira, Suruciracitra, Suruciramga.
Ends with: Vasuruci.
Full-text (+6): Ruci, Patapa, Uttanapada, Suruchi, Suruc, Mahapanada, Sharada, Dhruva, Suniti, Gavapana, Suruci Jataka, Uttama, Maharuci, Nalakara, Simhalata, Vedeha, Sujatajata, Atreyi, Vessabhu, Mithila.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Suruci Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XI - Legend of Dhruva, the son of Uttanapada < [Book I]
Chapter X - Names of the twelve Adityas < [Book II]
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 62 - Situation of Dhruva (dhruvasaṃsthāna) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 55 - The Sun’s Chariot (sūryaratha) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]