danuḥ

Dictionary meanings for danuḥ from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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danuḥ

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

f. N. of one of the daughters of Dakṣa given in marriage to Kaśyapa and mother of the Dāna- vas. m. N. of a monster, son of Śrī, cursed by Indra and killed by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. He had a headless trunk, and hence called danukabaṃdha. Comp. jaḥ, putraḥ, saṃbhavaḥ, dūnuḥ a demon. ºariḥ, dviṣ m. a god.

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