Uttarakuru, Uttara-kuru, Uttarākuru, Uttārakkūṟu: 25 definitions
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Uttarakuru means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. 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 WörterbuchUttarakuru (उत्तरकुरु):—und uttarakośala s. u. kuru und kośala .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUttarakuru (उत्तरकुरु):—m. Pl. die nördlichen Kuru.
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: Uttara, Kuru.
Starts with: Uttarakurudvipa, Uttarakurudvipalipi, Uttarakuruka, Uttarakururaja, Uttarakuruvam, Uttarakuruvarsha.
Full-text (+104): Bhadrasoma, Kuru, Nabhikapura, Suryakanta, Tilacala, Navanavatiya, Natapuriya, Uttarakuruka, Kusinata, Kshirin, Kapivanta, Janogha, Oshadhi, Ambara Ambaravati, Atanata, Uttarakuruvam, Bhadrasima, Uttarakaurava, Savitravana, Uttarakurudvipalipi.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 15: Seventh incarnation as a twin in the Uttarakurus < [Chapter I]
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]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter II - Description of the earth (the seven Dvipas and seven seas) < [Book II]
Chapter II - Of the seven future Manus and Manvantaras < [Book III]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
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]
Verse 3.9 - Position, shape and extension of Jambūdvīpa < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 108 - Cosmographical account (bhuvana-koṣa)
Chapter 219 - Sacred syllables for coronation (abhiṣeka-manta)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jambūdvīpa < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]