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KRAUÑCĪ A daughter born to Kaśyapaprajāpati by his wife Tāmrā the daughter of Dakṣa. Five daughters, Krauñcī, Bhāsī, Śyenī, Dhṛtarāṣṭrī and Śukī were born of Tāmrā. From Krauñcī, were born the owls, the Bhāsas from Bhāsī, the hawks and vultures from Śyenī, the swans and ruddy geese from Dhṛtarāṣṭrī and Narā, the mother of Vinatā from Śukī. [Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Sarga 14] .
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क्रौञ्ची f. f.
id. , [R.]
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N. of a daughter of ताम्रा and mother of the curlews, [R.]
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