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रेणुक (reNuka)

 
Apte
English
रेणुकः [rēṇukḥ], A particular mantra (formula) recited over weapons
Rām.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
रेणुक
m.
 a partic. formula recited over weapons,
R.
N.
 of a Yakṣa,
MBh.
 (Nīlak. )
of a son of Reṇu,
VP.
of a mythical elephant,
MBh.
रेणुक
n.
 a species of gem,
L.
Monier Williams 1872
English
रेणुक, अस्, m., N. of a Yakṣa
of a mythical
elephant
of a particular formula recited over weapons
(आ), f. a particular drug or medicinal substance (said
to be fragrant, but bitter and slightly pungent in
taste, and of a greyish colour
it is procured in grains
about the size of pepper-corns)
a sort of pulse
N.
of the wife of Jamad-agni and mother of Paraśu-
rāma, (she was the daughter of Reṇu and of king
Prasena-jit)
N. of a Kārikā composed by Hari-hara.
—रेणुकाचार्य (°क-आच्°), अस्, m., N. of an author.
—रेणुका-सुत, अस्, m. ‘son of Reṇukā, ’ i. e. Pa-
raśu-rāma.
Mahabharata
English
Reṇuka^1, a Nāga(?) (according to Nīl., a Yaksha). § 46 (Garuḍa): I, 32, 1488 (had an encounter with Garuḍa).
Reṇuka^2, name of an elephant(?). § 766 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 132, 6156 (nāgo Rasātalacaraḥ), 6158, 6159, (6160), 6172 (questioned the diggajas).
पुराणम्
English
रेणुक / REṆUKA. A powerful nāga (serpent). This serpent who was a dweller of pātāla, (nether world) once went to the Diggajas (Eight elephants supporting the globe), in accordance with the instruction of the gods, and asked them questions pertaining to duty and righteousness. (M.B. anuśāsana parva. Chapter 132, Stanza 2)
Stchoupak
French
रेणुक-
m.
n.
 d'une formule magique
-आ-
f.
 mère de Paraśurāma.
°तनय- °सुत-
m.
 Paraśurāma.