Kalanabha, °Äå±ô²¹²ÔÄå²ú³ó²¹: 4 definitions
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) °Äå±ô²¹²ÔÄå²ú³ó²¹ (कालनाà¤).—A son of HiraṇyÄká¹£a and BhÄnÅ«. A nephew of HiraṇyakaÅ›ipu. Took an active part in the DevÄsura battle between Bali and Indra. Fought with Yama. A follower of Vá¹›tra in his battle with Indra.1 A Saṃhikeya asura.2
- 1) BhÄgavata-purÄṇa VII. 2. 18; VÄyu-purÄṇa 67. 67; Matsya-purÄṇa 6. 27; BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 5. 30; BhÄgavata-purÄṇa VIII. 10. 20 and 29; VI. 10. [20]. Viṣṇu-purÄṇa I. 21. 3.
- 2) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa III. 6. 20; VÄyu-purÄṇa 68. 19.
1b) A son of Vipracitti.*
- * Viṣṇu-purÄṇa I. 21. 12.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) °Äå±ô²¹²ÔÄå²ú³ó²¹ (कालनाà¤):—[=°ìÄå±ô²¹-²ÔÄå²ú³ó²¹] [from °ìÄå±ô²¹] m. ([from] ²ÔÄå²ú³ó¾±), Name of an Asura, [Harivaṃśa 199; BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of HiraṇyÄká¹£a, [Harivaṃśa 195; Viṣṇu-purÄṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Hiraṇya-kaÅ›ipu, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa vii, 2, 18]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vipra-citti and SiṃhikÄ, [Harivaṃśa 216; Viṣṇu-purÄṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Abbhum, Kala.
Full-text: Hiranyaksha, Yama.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.1.24 < [Chapter 1 - Advice to Kaṃsa]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter VI - Re-incarnation of Daksha in the form of Prachetas < [Agastya Samhita]
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 21 - Kaśyapa’s descendants and the origin of the Maruts < [Book One: Creation]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 32 - Description of Creation (3): The family of KaÅ›yapa < [Section 5 - UmÄ-SaṃhitÄ]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 3 - An Account of Various Families; Daksha’s Offspring < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of KaÅ›yapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-PurÄṇa]