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kuruकुरुkúru m. pl. N. of a people of India and of their country (situated near the country of the Pañcālas; hence often connected with Pañcāla or Pañcāla [see kuru-pañc° below] : the uttara-kuravaḥ, or uttarāḥ kuravaḥ are the northern Kurus, the most northerly of the four Mahā-dvīpas or principal divisions of the known world [distinguished from the dakṣiṇāḥ kuravaḥ or southern Kurus, [MBh. i, 4346]], by other systems regarded as one of the nine divisions or Varṣas of the same; it was probably a country beyond the most northern range of the Himālaya, often described as a country of everlasting happiness [[AitBr.]; [MBh.] &c.], and considered by some to be the ancient home of the Āryan race)
= ṛtvijas (priests), [Naigh.]
= kartāras (‘doers’, fr. √ 1. kṛ) Comm. on [ChUp.]
N. of the ancestor of the Kurus (son of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī, daughter of the sun [[MBh. i, 3738 ff.]; [Hariv. 1799] &c.]; Kuru is the ancestor of both Pāṇḍu and Dhṛtarāṣṭra, though the patronymic derived from his name is usually applied only to the sons of the latter, the sons and descendants of the former being called Pāṇḍavas)
N. of a son of Āgnīdhra and grandson of Priya-vrata, [VP.]; [BhP.]
boiled rice, [L.]
the plant Solanum Jacquini (= kaṇṭakārikā), [L.]
kúru (ūs), f. a princess of the Kuru race, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 66] & [176] (cf. kaurava, &c.)
kuruhaकुरुहku—ruha m. ‘growing from the earth’, a tree, [L.]
kurukaकुरुकm. N. of a prince (v.l. for ruruka), [VP.]
kurulaकुरुलm. a curl or lock of hair (especially on the forehead), [L.]
kururīकुरुरीfor kurarī, q.v.
kurutāकुरुताf. a particular high number, [Lalit.]
kurutaकुरुत? g. hasty-ādi (v.l.)
kuruṭaकुरुटm. a kind of pot-herb (Marsilea quadrifolia), [L.] (cf. kuraṇṭa.)
kuruṅgaकुरुङ्गkuruṅgá m. N. of a prince, [RV. viii, 4, 19.]
kuruṇṭhaकुरुण्ठm. yellow amaranth or Barleria, [Lalit.]
kuruṇḍiकुरुण्डिm. N. of a Ṛṣi in the third Manv-antara, [VP.]
kuruṇṭīकुरुण्टीf. a doll, puppet made of wood, [L.]
the wife of a Brāhman, [L.]
kuruṇṭaकुरुण्टm. yellow amaranth, [L.]
yellow Barleria, [L.]
kurumbāकुरुम्बाf. the plant Phlomis ceylanica (commonly Droṇa-puṣpī), [L.]
kurumbīकुरुम्बीf. a kind of pepper, [L.]
kurumbaकुरुम्बm. a kind of orange (= kula-pālaka), [L.]
kururājकुरुराज्kuru—rāj m. ‘lord of the Kurus’, N. of Duryodhana, [L.]
kuruṭinकुरुटिन्m. a horse, [L.]
kurubāhuकुरुबाहुkuru—bāhu m. a kind of bird, [L.]
kurucaraकुरुचरkuru—cara mf(I)n. ifc. f(A). , [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 14] and [15]; [Pat.]
kuruhāraकुरुहारkuru—hāra m. N. of an Agra-hāra, [Rājat. i, 88.]
kurukataकुरुकतkuru—kata m. N. of a man g. gargādi and anuśatikādi.
kurupathaकुरुपथkuru—patha m. ‘N. of a man’, see kaurupathi.
kururājaकुरुराजkuru—rāja m. N. of Yudhiṣṭhira, [MBh. xvi, 7.]
kurusutiकुरुसुतिkuru—suti m. N. of a Vedic poet (author of [RV. viii, 76]-[78]).
kuruvaśaकुरुवशkuru—vaśa m. N. of a prince, [BhP. ix, 24, 5] :
kuruvakaकुरुवकfor kurabaka, q.v.
kuruṇṭakaकुरुण्टकm. yellow amaranth or Barleria, [Suśr.]
kuruṇṭikāकुरुण्टिकाf. id., [ib.]
kurubilvaकुरुबिल्वkuru—bilva m. a ruby, [L.]
kurucillaकुरुचिल्लkuru—cilla m. a crab, [L.]
kurukullāकुरुकुल्लाf. (fr. °ru-kulyā, ‘belonging to the Kuru race’ ?), N. of a Buddh. deity.
kurumbikāकुरुम्बिकाf. the plant Phlomis ceylanica, [L.]
kururājyaकुरुराज्यkuru—rājya n. the Kuru realm.
kurutīrthaकुरुतीर्थkuru—tīrtha n. N. of a Tīrtha, [MBh. iii, 7036 ff.]
kuruvaṃśaकुरुवंशkuru—vaṃśa m. N. of a prince, [VP.]
kuruvatsaकुरुवत्सkuru—vatsa m. N. of a prince (v.l. for -vaśa).
kuruvṛddhaकुरुवृद्धkuru—vṛddha m. N. of Bhīṣma, [Bhag. i, 12.]
kuruvindaकुरुविन्दm. a kind of barley, [Suśr.] Comm. on [Śiś. ix, 8]
a fragrant grass (Cyperus rotundus), [L.]
the plant Terminalia Catappa, [L.]
the bud of a flower, [L.]
= kulmāṣa (cf. kuru-bilvaka), [L.]
m. n. a ruby, [Suśr.]; [Daś.]; [Śiś. ix, 8]
n. black salt, [L.]
cinnabar, [L.]
kuruvistaकुरुविस्तkuru—vista m. a Pala of gold (in weight equal to about 700 troy grains), [Hcat.] =
kuruśreṣṭhaकुरुश्रेष्ठkuru—śreṣṭha m. N. of Arjuna, [Bhag.]
kurukṣetraकुरुक्षेत्रkuru—kṣetrá n. ‘the field of the Kurus’, N. of an extensive plain near Delhi (the scene of the great battles between the Kurus and Pāṇḍus), [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
kuru—kṣetrá m. pl. the inhabitants of that country (renowned for their bravery), [Mn. vii, 193.] (w.r. for kaurukṣ°)
kurunadikāकुरुनदिकाkuru—nadikā f. = ku-nad° Comm. on [Lāṭy.]
kurutapādaकुरुतपादkuruta—pāda mfn. g. hasty-ādi v.l.
kuruśravaṇaकुरुश्रवणkuru—śrávaṇa m. N. of a prince, [RV. x, 32, 9] and [33, 4.]
kurubilvakaकुरुबिल्वकkuru—bilvaka m. = kulmāṣa, [L.]
kurujāṅgalaकुरुजाङ्गलkuru—jāṅgala n. N. of a country, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
kuru—jāṅgala m. pl. the inhabitants of that country, [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [VarBṛS.]
kurukandakaकुरुकन्दकkuru—kandaka n. horse-radish (Raphanus sativus), [L.]
kurukṣetrinकुरुक्षेत्रिन्kuru—kṣetrin mfn. (with yoga) a solar day, in the course of which three lunar days, three asterisms, and three yogas occur.
kurunandanaकुरुनन्दनkuru—nandana m. a descendant of Kuru (as Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, &c.), [Bhag.] &c.
kurupāṇḍavaकुरुपाण्डवkuru—pāṇḍava m. du. and pl. the descendants of Kuru (i.e. of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and of Pāṇḍu, [MBh. i, 2234]; [Rājat.]
kurupañcālaकुरुपञ्चालkuru—pañcālá m. pl. the Kurus and Pañcālas, [Kāṭh.]; [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.]; [MBh.]
kurupuṃgavaकुरुपुंगवkuru—puṃgava m. a Kuru chief (in the Draupadī-haraṇa applied to the Pāṇḍu princes).
kurusattamaकुरुसत्तमkuru—sattama m. id., [ib.]
kuruvaṃśakaकुरुवंशकkuru—vaṃśaka m. id., [ib.]
kuruvarṇakaकुरुवर्णकkuru—varṇaka m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 364.]
kuruvindakaकुरुविन्दकm. a wild variety of Dolichos biflorus, [L.]
kurukṣetrakaकुरुक्षेत्रकkuru—kṣetraka m. pl. the inhabitants of the Kuru-kṣetra, [VarBṛS.]
kuruvājapeyaकुरुवाजपेयkuru—vājapeya m. a particular kind of Vājapeya, [ŚāṅkhŚr.]; [Lāṭy.]
kurugārhapataकुरुगार्हपतkuru—gārhapata n. ? [Pāṇ. vi, 2, 42.]
kurupiśaṅgilaकुरुपिशङ्गिलkuru—piśaṅgilá mf(A)n.? [VS. xxiii, 55 f.]
kurukurukṣetraकुरुकुरुक्षेत्रkuru—kuru-kṣetra n. the country of the Kurus and Kuru-kṣetra, [Pāṇ. ii, 4, 7], [Kāś.]
kurupañcālatrāकुरुपञ्चालत्राkuru—pañcāla—trā́ ind. as among the Kurus and Pañcālas, [ŚBr. iii.]
kurukurujāṅgalaकुरुकुरुजाङ्गलkuru—kuru-jāṅgala n. the country of the Kurus and Kuru-jāṅgala, [ib.]