Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for चाणूर

2 dictionaries · exact headword

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

चाणूरcāṇūraA celebrated wrestler in the service of Kaṁsa. When Kṛiṣṇa was taken by Akrūra to Mathurā, Kaṁsa sent this…
A celebrated wrestler in the service of Kaṁsa. When Kṛiṣṇa was taken by Akrūra to Mathurā, Kaṁsa sent this redoubtable wrestler to fight with him; but in the duel which ensued, Kṛiṣṇa whirled him round and round several times and smashed his head.
Derived forms and compounds
- -मर्दनः -सूदनः Name of Kṛiṣṇa.
Source: Apte

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

चाणूरcāṇūram. N. of a prince MBh. ii, 121; v, 4410 Hariv. 6726
1. masculine gender Name of a prince MBh. ii, 121; v, 4410 Hariv. 6726
2. masculine gender of a wrestler in Kan6sa कंस 's service (slain by Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण; identified with the Daitya दैत्य Vara1ha वराह) Hariv. (चानूर, 2361 and 10407) Vop. xxiii, 24.
Source: Monier-Williams

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