rukmiṇī

Dictionary meanings for rukmiṇī from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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rukmiṇī

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The daughter of Bhī- shmaka of Vidarbha. [She was be- trothed by her father to Śiśupāla, but she secretly loved Kṛṣṇa and sent him a letter praying him to take her [Page0914-a+ 57] away. Kṛṣṇa with Balarāma came and snatched her off after having de- feated her brother in battle. She bore to Kṛṣṇa a son named Pradyumna.].

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