the name of a female demon
पुलोमा (pulomā) [Printed book page 322]
पुलोमा (pulomā) f. N. of a female demon. [ID=19576]
पुलोमा (pulomā) f. N. of a female demon. [ID=19576]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
पुलोमाpulomā
पुलोमा (pulomā) is a Sanskrit word meaning puloman, acorus Calamus, the wife of Bhrigu and mother of Cyavana, the name of a female demon, a female Asura, a daughter of Vaishvanara and wife of Kashyapa. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Pulomā, female Asura/demoness, mother of Paulomas, Pulomā, wife of Bhṛgu, The male demon Puloman.
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Pulomā, female Asura/demoness, mother of Paulomas
3 definitions
a female Asura
Pulomā2, a female Asura. § 445 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.):
III, 173, 12203 (Daiteyī, obtained boons from Brahmán for
her offspring, the great Asuras, viz. the Paulomas).
[ID=8732]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
a daughter of Vaishvanara and wife of Kashyapa
पुलोमा (pulomā) [Printed book page 2-361]
Pulomā — a daughter of Vaiśvānara and a wife of Kaśyapa (Mārīca); after her, were called Paulomas. Bhā. VI. 6. 33-4; Br. III. 6. 25; M. 6. 22; Vā. 68. 23; Vi. I. 21. 8-9. [ID=8124]
Pulomā — a daughter of Vaiśvānara and a wife of Kaśyapa (Mārīca); after her, were called Paulomas. Bhā. VI. 6. 33-4; Br. III. 6. 25; M. 6. 22; Vā. 68. 23; Vi. I. 21. 8-9. [ID=8124]
— The Purana Index
Pulomā, wife of Bhṛgu
3 definitions
Name of the daughter of the demon Vaishvanara and wife of Bhrigu or Kashyapa.
(H1B) [Printed book page 638,2]
पुलोमा (pulomā) f. N. of a daughter of the demon Vaiśvānara (she was loved by the demon Puloman, but became the wife of Bhṛgu or Kaśyapa), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. [ID=126737]
पुलोमा (pulomā) f. N. of a daughter of the demon Vaiśvānara (she was loved by the demon Puloman, but became the wife of Bhṛgu or Kaśyapa), MBh.; Hariv.; Pur. [ID=126737]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The wife of Bhrigu and mother of Cyavana.
पुलोमा (pulomā) [Printed book page 0712-c]
पुलोमा (pulomā) N. of the wife of Bhṛgu and mother of Cyavana. [ID=19185]
पुलोमा (pulomā) N. of the wife of Bhṛgu and mother of Cyavana. [ID=19185]
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
the wife of Bhrigu
पुलोमा (pulomā) [Printed book page 566-1]
Pulomā1, the wife of Bhṛgu. § 20 (cf. Paulomap.): P., the
Pulomā1, the wife of Bhṛgu. § 20 (cf. Paulomap.): P., the
wife of Bhṛgu, had first been betrothed to the Rākṣasa
Puloman, who one day when Bhṛgu was absent came to
carry her away, and asked the sacrificial fire whether she was
rightly his or Bhṛgu's wife. The Fire (Agni) answered that
she was Bhṛgu's, by whom she had been taken with holy rites
and invocations (I, 5). When Puloman began to carry her
away Cyavana dropped from her womb, and Puloman instantly
was converted to ashes. Of her tears Brahmán formed the
river Vadhūsarā, Bhṛgu cursed Agni (b) (I, 6—7): I, 5,
875, 876, 879, 893, 894; 6, 900, 905, (908), 910.—§ 565
(Gālavacarita): V, 117, 3971 (reme…yathā Bhṛguḥ
P°yāṃ).
[ID=8731]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
The male demon Puloman
1 definition
Puloman
(H1) [Printed book page 638,2]
1. पुलोम (puloma) m. (m.c.) = पुलोम (puloma)न् (puloman), R. [ID=126736]
1. पुलोम (puloma) m. (m.c.) = पुलोम (puloma)न् (puloman), R. [ID=126736]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The plant Acorus Calamus (Vacha)
1 definition
Acorus Calamus
Acorus Calamus (= वचा (vacā)), L. [ID=126738]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.