danu

Dictionary meanings for danu from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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danu

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. N. of a daughter of Daksha dakṣa (by Kas3yapa kaśyapa [ or danāy/ū S3Br. i, 6, 3, 9 ], mother of the Da1navas dAnava s) MBh. i, 2520 ff.; Hariv.; R. iii, 20; VP. &c VarBr2S. 468,2 90015 m. N. of a son of S3rI śri (also called Da1nava dānava; originally very handsome, but changed into a monster [ kabandha ] by Indra indra for having offended him) R. iii f. 058117 468,2 90016 m. the monster D Da1nava dānava Mcar....

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