दनुdanu

दनु (danu) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Danavas, name of a son of Shri, a daughter of Daksha and mother of demons, name of a daughter of Daksha, the mother of the Danavas, proper name, a son of Kashyapa and Diti appointed as family priest. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Mother of the Dānavas, Known for Māyā, Mother of Dānavas & Son of Śrī.

Definitions: 16

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Meanings by context

Mother of the Dānavas

9 definitions

Name of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Danavas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Danavas.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the Daitya demons.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A daughter of Daksha and mother of demons

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a daughter of Daksha, wife of Kasyapa, and mother of the Danavas.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A daughter of Daksha, wife of Kasyapa, and mother of the demons or Daityas

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a daughter of Daksha, the mother of the Danavas.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the Danavas.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A wife of Kashyapa and daughter of Daksha. 2. The mother of the Danavas. 3. A mother goddess.

— The Purana Index

Known for Māyā

1 definition

known for Maya

— The Purana Index

Mother of Dānavas & Son of Śrī

1 definition

1. Name of a daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the Danavas. 2. Name of a son of Shri.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Proper name (male/female)

1 definition

Proper name

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Son of Aṅgirasa

1 definition

a son of Angirasa

— The Purana Index

Son of Kāśyapa and Diti

1 definition

a son of Kashyapa and Diti appointed as family priest

— The Purana Index

Son of Śrī (Kabandha)

1 definition

The name of a son of Shri who was turned into a monster by Indra.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Unit of time

1 definition

61 days and nights

— The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.