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Results for कुरल

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुरलkurala1 An osprey.
1. 1 An osprey.
2. A curl, a lock of hair. कुरवः (बः), कुरव (ब) कः A species of amaranth; Barlaria Prionitis Linn It is a handsome shrub. Kālidāsa describes the plant as कान्तामुखद्युति (Compare Ṛs. 6.18). Modern scientists describe it as a lipped flower referring to the form of its petals. कुरवका रवकारणतां ययुः R.9.29; Me.8; Ṛs.6.18.
Derived forms and compounds
- -वम् (बम्), -व(ब) कम् The flower of this tree; चूडापाशे नवकुरवकम् Me.67; प्रत्याख्यातविशेषकं कुरवकं श्यामावदातारुणम् M.3.5.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

कुरलkuralam. an osprey AV. Paris3.
1. masculine gender an osprey AV. Paris3.
2. masculine gender Equivalent to कुरुल quod vide Lexicographers
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कुरलप्रस्थkuralaprastham. N. of a town g. कर्च्यादि Ka1s3.

masculine gender Name of a town gaRa कर्च्यादि Ka1s3.

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