कुरुविन्द

{ kuruvindḥ, kuruvinda }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KURUVINDA   An urban area in ancient India. The people of Kuruvinda were called Kuruvindas. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 87, Verse 9] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कुरुविन्द  m.  m. a kind of barley, [Suśr.] Comm. on [Śiś. ix, 8]
a fragrant grass ( Cyperus rotundus), [L.]
the plant Terminalia Catappa, [L.]
the bud of a flower, [L.]
कुल्माष   = ( cf. कुरु-बिल्वक), [L.]
कुरुविन्द  mn.  mn. a ruby, [Suśr.]; [Daś.]; [Śiś. ix, 8]
कुरुविन्द  n.  n. black salt, [L.]
cinnabar, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कुरुविन्दः [kuruvindḥ] न्दम् [ndam]   न्दम् (also कुरुविल्लः) A ruby; [Śi.9.8.]
न्दम् Black salt.
A mirror.

Shabda-Sagara

कुरुविन्द  mn.  ( -न्दः-न्दं)
1. A fragrant grass, (Cyperus rotundus.)
2. A kind of barley: see कल्माष.
3. A ruby: see कुरुविल्ल.
4. Black salt. 5. Vermilion.
6. A mirror.
E. कुरु Kurudesa, विन्द् to gain, and श affix; found in that country.

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कुरु विन्द् श