Dictionaries | References द दनु { danuḥ, danu } Script: Devanagari Meaning Related Words दनु Puranic Encyclopaedia | English English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 DANU I 1) General information. Danu, the daughter of Dakṣa was married to Kaśyapa Prajāpati. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata] that the Dānavas (demons) were born from Danu. 2) Sons. One hundred sons were born to Danu. The following are the important among them. 1. Vipracitti 3. Namuci 2. Śibara 4. Pulomā 5. Asilomā 20. Aśvagrīvan 6. Keśi 21. Sūkṣma 7. Durjaya 22. Tuhuṇḍa 8. Ayaśśiras 23. Ekapād 9. Aśvaśiras 24. Ekacakra 10. Aśvaśaṅku 25. Virūpākṣa 11. Garga 26. Harihara 12. Amūrdhā 27. Nicandra 13. Vegavān 28. Nikumbha 14. Ketumān 29. Kapaṭa 15. Svarbhānu 30. Śarabha 16. Aśva 31. Śalabha 17. Aśvapati 32. Sūrya 18. Vṛṣaparvan 33. Candra. 19. Ajaka (This sun and the moon (Sūrya and Candra) are not the planets). From the sons named above ten families of Dānavas (asuras) arose. The founders of the families are mentioned below: 1. Ekākṣa 6. Tapana 2. Amṛtapa 7. Śara 3. Pralamba 8. Mahāhanu 4. Naraka 9. Garviṣṭha 5. Vātāpi 10. Dīrghajihva All the dānavas or Asuras belong to one of these ten families. [M.B. Ādi Parva, Chapter 65] .DANU II A King. Two sons Rambha and Karambha were born to this king. (See Karambha). दनु हिन्दी (hindi) WN | Hindi Hindi Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 noun दक्ष की एक कन्या जिनका विवाह कश्यप के साथ हुआ था Ex. दनु से उत्पन्न होनेवाले दानव कहलाए । ONTOLOGY:पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)Wordnet:benদনু gujદનુ kanದನು kasدَنوٗ kokदनू malദനു marदनू oriଦନୁ panਦਨੂ sanदनुः tamதனு telదను urdدنو दनु प्राचीन चरित्रकोश | Hindi Hindi Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु n. प्राचेतस दक्ष प्रजापति तथा असिक्नी की कन्या तथा कश्यप की भार्या (कश्यप देखिये) । इससे दानव उत्पन्न हुएँ । दानव एक जाति का नाम हैं । केशिन्, नमुचि, नरक, शंबर, आदि दनाव सुविख्यात थे । इसके पुत्र का नाम वृत्र था [श. ब्रा.१.५.२९] । दनु A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु f. f.N. of a daughter of दक्ष (by कश्यप [or दनायू॑, [ŚBr. i, 6, 3, 9] ], mother of the दानवs), [MBh. i, 2520 ff.] ; [Hariv.] ; [R. iii, 20] ; [VP.] &c., [VarBṛS.] दनु m. m.N. of a son of श्रि (also called दानव; originally very handsome, but changed into a monster [कबन्ध] by इन्द्र for having offended him), [R. iii f.] दनु The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनुः [danuḥ] f. f. N. of one of the daughters of Dakṣa given in marriage to Kaśyapa and mother of the Dānavas. -m. N. of a monster, son of Śrī, cursed by Indra and killed by Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa. He had a headless trunk, and hence called दनुकबन्ध. -Comp.-जः -पुत्रः, -संभवः, -सूनुः a demon; [Bhāg.6.9.4.] -अरिः, -द्विष्m. a god. दनु Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु f. (-नुः) A daughter of DAKSHA, wife of KASYAPA, and mother of the demons or Daityas, the Titans of Hindu mythology. Related Words दनु दनू دنو دَنوٗ দনু ଦନୁ ਦਨੂ દનુ दनुः தனு దను ದನು ദനു कपर्देय आमहासुर अश्वशंकु गगनमूर्धन इषुपात् कुंपत कुंभमान चूर्णनाभ अंजक अद्म निद्राधर अयःशिरस् देवाजित् पुरुंड वज्राक्ष अनुतापन अश्वग्रीवः असिलोमन् इंद्रतापन विकुंभ वैमृग शंकुरथ शंकुशिरोधर शतमायु शतशाद बलाढय रसिप विपाद शतग्रीव शतह्रद दनुसूनु वीर्यव्रत् दनुज विक्षोभण मारीचि मेघवत् सप्तजित् कुंभनाभ दनायुस् निचंद्र मघवत् दानव अश्वग्रीव अहर केतुवीर्य चंद्रमस् वैसृप शंकुशिरस् प्रायण महासुर विविद महागिरि कालनाभ गविष्ठ अयोमुख ऊर्णनाभ सुपथ विद्रावण दुंदुभि महाशिरस् रंभ-करंभ एकाक्ष हिरण्मय प्रमद बलक जंभ धूम्रकेश विश्र्वजित् महानाभ पुलोमत् विप्रजित्ति शंकर वातापि शंकुकर्ण प्रलंब विभावासु वेगवत् महाबल महाबाहु वनायु विप्रचित्ति शंबर स्वर्भानु निकुंभ वृषपर्वन् १५ कपट Folder Page Word/Phrase Person Comments | अभिप्राय Comments written here will be public after appropriate moderation. Like us on Facebook to send us a private message. TOP