कुम्भकर्णkumbhakarṇa

कुम्भकर्ण (kumbhakarṇa) is a Sanskrit word meaning the brother of Ravana, an epithet of a Daitya, a sage, of a locality, of Shiva, the gigantic brother of Ravana. Its 12 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Kumbhakarṇa, the Rākṣasa brother of Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa as a name for Śiva, Kumbhakarṇa, a Daitya.

Etymology: E. कुम्भ, and कर्ण the ear
Definitions: 12

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Kumbhakarṇa, the Rākṣasa brother of Rāvaṇa

7 definitions

the brother of Ravana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The gigantic brother of Ravana.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The gigantic brother of Ravana

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The gigantic brother of Ravana

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a Rakshasa

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A demon and brother of Ravana.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A son of Vishravas and Kaikari who was killed by Rama in the Lanka war. 2. A brother of Ravana.

— The Purana Index

Kumbhakarṇa as a name for Śiva

2 definitions

of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Kumbhakarṇa, a Daitya

1 definition

An epithet of a Daitya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Kumbhakarṇa, a locality

1 definition

of a locality

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Kumbhakarṇa, a Muni

1 definition

a sage

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.