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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अक्रूरakrūraa.Not cruel.

    [न. त.]

    Not cruel.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रः Name of a Yādava, a friend and uncle of Kṛiṣṇa. [It was he who induced Balarāma and Kṛiṣṇa to go to Mathurā and kill Kaṁsa. He told the two brothers how their father Ānakadundubhi, the princess Devakī and even his own father Ugrasena had been insulted by the iniquitous demon Kaṁsa, and told them why he had been despatched to them. Kṛiṣṇa consented to go and promised to slay the demon within 3 nights, which he succeeded in doing.]

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अक्रूरakrūra[a-krûra] a. not harsh, tender, gentle; -parivâra, a. having gentle attendants.

    [a-krûra] adjective not harsh, tender, gentle; -parivâra, adjective having gentle attendants.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अक्रूरakrūramfn. not cruel, gentle
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not cruel, gentle
    2. masculine gender Name of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण 's paternal uncle MBh.
    3. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not impotent, manly, Bcar.
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