Kurcamukha, Kūrcamukha, Kūrcāmukha: 5 definitions
Kurcamukha 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kurchamukha.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia
Kūrcāmukha (कूर्चामुख).—One of the sons of Viśvāmitra. They were Brahmavādins, (expounders of Brahman) (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 53).Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places
Kūrcamukha (कूर्चमुख) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. XIII.4.52, XIII.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kūrcamukha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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 dictionarySource: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Kūrcāmukha (कूर्चामुख):—[=kūrcā-mukha] [from kūrca] m. Name of a Ṛṣi, [Mahābhārata xiii, 252.]
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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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