Talaketu, Tālaketu, Tala-ketu, Tālakētu: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchTālaketu (तालकेतु):—(tāla Weinpalme + ketu) m. Beiname Bhīṣma’s [Mahābhārata 5, 5081. 6, 1816.] Nomen proprium eines Gegners von Kṛṣṇa, den dieser erlegt, [3, 492.] [Harivaṃśa 9141.] eines Dānava, eines jüngeren Bruders des Pātālaketu (hiernach könnte man vermuthen, dass beim Bruder tālaketu das erste Wort auch eine Hölle bezeichnete) [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 22, 6.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungTālaketu (तालकेतु):—m. —
1) Beiname — a) Bhīṣma's. — b) Bālarāma’s [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,1,37.] —
2) Nomen proprium — a) eines von Kṛṣṇ erlegten Gegners. — b) eines Dānava.
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Ends with: Patalaketu.
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