Asurendra, Asura-indra: 6 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Asurendra in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Asurendra (असुरेन्द्र) refers to the “lord of the Asuras” and is used to describe Jalandhara, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Desirous of conquering the gods, [Jalandhara] exerted himself immediately. In that enterprise of the lord of the Asuras (asurendra), countless Asuras from all the quarters and the nether region took part and helped him. Then the extremely heroic and valorous son of the ocean set forth with countless generals, Śumbha, Niśumbha and others. Very soon, he reached the heaven along with his force. He blew his conch. All the heroic soldiers roared. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Asurendra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asurendra (असुरेन्द्र).—

1) the lord of the Asuras.

2) an epithet of Bali, grandson of Prahlāda; यज्ञं चकार सुमहानसुरेन्द्रो महाबलः (yajñaṃ cakāra sumahānasurendro mahābalaḥ) Rām.1.29.6.

Derivable forms: asurendraḥ (असुरेन्द्रः).

Asurendra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asura and indra (इन्द्र). See also (synonyms): asurādhipa, asurendrāj, asurarāja.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Asurendrā (असुरेन्द्रा).—name of a kiṃnara-maid: Kāraṇḍavvūha 6.21.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asurendra (असुरेन्द्र):—[from asura > asu] m. lord of the Asuras, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Asurendra (असुरेन्द्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Asuridaṃ.

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Asurendra in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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