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kuvera

 
Spoken Sanskrit
English
एकपिङ्गलाचल - ekapiGgalAcala -
m.
- kuvera's mountain
कुबेर - kubera -
m.
- kuvera in later Sanskrit
कक्षप - kakSapa -
m.
- one of the nine treasures of kuvera
कच्छप - kacchapa -
m.
- one of the nine treasures of kuvera
Monier Williams
English
KUVERA,
s.
(God of wealth, the Hindu Plutus, chief of the
Yakshas and Guhyakas, into whose forms transmigrate
the souls of those men who in this life are absorbed in
the pursuit of riches. He is the son of Viśravas by
Ilavilā and regent of the north. He is represented in
external appearance as a mere man, but with a deformed
body, having three legs and but eight teeth. Hence
he is called) कुवेरः, मनुष्यधर्म्मा
m.
(न्), कुहः.
(As lord of
wealth) धनपतिः
m.
, धनाधिपः, धनदः, धनकेलिः
m.
, धनाध्यक्षः,
वित्तेशः, वसुः
m.
, अर्थपतिः
m.
, श्रीमान्
m.
(त्), श्रीदः.
(Chief of
the Yakshas) यक्षराजः, यक्षराट्
m.
(ज्), यक्षेन्द्रः, यक्षेशः, पुण्यजने-
श्वरः, राक्षसेन्द्रः, यक्षः.
(Son of Viśravas) वैश्रवणः.
(Son of
Ilavilā) एलविलः, ऐलविलः, ऐडविलः, ऐडविडः.
(Regent of
the north) उत्तराशापतिः
m.
(Lord of the Kinnaras) किन्नरेशः,
किन्नरेश्वरः, किम्पुरुषेश्वरः, मयुराजः.
(Descended from Pulasti
or Pulastya) पौलस्त्यः.
(King of kings) राजराजः.
(King
of men) मनुराट्.
(Borne by men) नरवाहनः.
(Friend of
Siva) त्र्यम्बकसखः, ईशसखः -खा.
(Having a yellow mark in
place of one of his eyes) एकपिङ्गः -ङ्गलः.
(Lord of Alakā)
अलकाधिपः -पतिः
m.
(Inhabiting Kailāsa) कैलासनिकेतनः,
कैलासौकाः.
(Lord of the divine treasures) निधिनाथः, निधीशः.
(The very fleet) रयिष्ठः. Kuvera's vehicle or car is
called पुष्पं -ष्पकं
‘his garden, चैत्ररथं
‘his city, अलका,
वसुधारा, वसुभारा, वसुस्थली, यक्षराट्पुरी.
(The mountain on
which his city is situated) कैलासः, कुवेराचलः, कुवेराद्रिः
m.
(His wife) कौवेरी, चार्व्वी, यक्षी, चामुण्डा.
(His son) नलकूबरः,
नलकूवरः, नलकूवेरः, मणिग्रीवः, मायुराजः.
(His attendants,
who are shaped like men with the heads of horses) किन्नरः,
किम्पुरुषः, तुरङ्गवदनः, तुरङ्गवक्त्रः, तुरङ्गाननः, तुरङ्गास्यः, अश्ववक्त्रः,
अश्ववदनः, मयुः.
(His divine treasure) निधिः
m.
, निधानं,
शेवधिः
m.
, सेवधिः. There are nine of these treasures or
gems, viz. पद्मः, महापद्मः, शङ्खः, मकरः, कच्छपः, मुकुन्दः, नन्दः,
नीलः, खर्ब्बः.
(Relating to Kuvera) कौवेरः -री -रं.