Sudhanus: 3 definitions
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Sudhanus means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) Sudhanus (啶膏啶оえ啷佮じ啷�).鈥擜 King of the Puru dynasty. He was the son of King Kuru who had founded Kuruk峁tra. Four sons named Sudhanv膩, Sudhanus, Par墨k峁t and Arimejaya, were born to Kuru. (Agni Pur膩峁嘺, Chapter 278).
2) Sudhanus (啶膏啶оえ啷佮じ啷�).鈥擜 King who was the son of Kuru and the father of Suhotra. The King Uparicaravasu was a King of this dynasty. (Bh膩gavata, Skandha 9).
3) Sudhanus (啶膏啶оえ啷佮じ啷�).鈥擜 warrior from P膩帽c膩la who took the side of the P膩峁囜笉avas. This mighty warrior was the son of King Drupada and the brother of V墨raketu. In the battle of Bh膩rata, when V墨raketu was killed, Sudhanus gathered his brothers and attacked Dro峁嘺. In that fight Sudhanus was killed by Dro峁嘺. (Mah膩bh膩rata Dro峁嘺 Parva, Chapter 98, Verses 37-40).
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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) Sudhanus (啶膏啶оえ啷佮じ啷�):鈥擺=su-dhanus] [from su > su-tanaya] m. Name of a son of Kuru, [Hariva峁兣沘; Pur膩峁嘺]
2) [v.s. ...] of an ancestor of Gautama Buddha, [Buddhist literature]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
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Starts with: Sudhanurvamsha.
Full-text: Sudhanurvamsha, Suhotra, Rikshavamsha, Kuru.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 19 - Yay膩ti鈥檚 son Puru < [Book Four: The Royal Dynasties]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 71 - The V峁涐梗峁噄 dynasty (va峁兣沘) < [Section 3 - Upodgh膩ta-p膩da]