कुठर

{ kuṭhara }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KUṬHARA   A prominent nāga. He was present among the nāgas, who went to receive Balabhadra when he went, in the form of nāga, into the sea. [Mausala Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 15] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

कुठर n.  कश्यप तथा कद्रू का पुत्र ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुठर  m.  m. the post round which the string of the churning-stick winds, [L.]
कुठर  m.  m. N. of a नाग, [MBh. i, 1560] ( v.l. कुटर).

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुठर [kuṭhara]   See कुटर.

Shabda-Sagara

कुठर  m.  ( -रः) The post round which the string of the churning stick winds: see कुटर.
    E. कुठ् to surround, करन् aff.

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कुठ् करन्