kūrma

Dictionary meanings for kūrma from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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kūrma

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. a tortoise, turtle VS.; TS. &c (ifc. f (A). MBh. iv, 2016) 300,2 54057 m. the earth considered as a tortoise swimming on the waters (See -vibhāga) 300,2 54058 m. (hence) N. of the fourteenth Adhya1ya adhyāya of VarBr2S.; VarYogay. ix, 4 300,2 54059 m. a particular figure or intertwining of the fingers (mudrā) Tantras. 300,2 54060

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