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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Karṇābharaṇa (कर्णाभरण) refers to “embellishing one’s ears (with various ornaments and gems)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.39 (“The gods arrive at Kailāsa”).—Accordingly, as the guests arrived for Śiva’s marriage: “[...] O sage, the serpents that had been embellishing His ears (karṇābharaṇa-rūpa) before became the ear-rings studded with various gems. The serpents in the other parts became the befitting ornaments of those parts, very beautiful and studded with gems. The ashes became the sweet unguent smeared over his body. The elephant hide etc. became the beautiful silken cloth. The form assumed a beauty beyond description. Lord Śiva seemed to have acquired from Himself all the riches. [...]”.

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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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karṇābharaṇa (कर्णाभरण).—[neuter] ornament for the ears.

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

Karṇābharaṇa (कर्णाभरण):—[from karṇa] n. an ornament for the ear, [Ratnāvalī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Karnabharana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Karṇābharaṇa (ಕರ್ಣಾಭರಣ):—[noun] any ornament for the ear.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Abharana, Karna.

Starts with: Karnabharanaka.

Ends with: Kavindrakarnabharana.

Full-text: Karnabharanaka, Kavindrakarnabharana, Vaishnavakarnabharanasamgraha.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 3.5.554 < [Chapter 5 - The Pastimes of Nityānanda]

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