दनु

{ danuḥ, danu }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

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).

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 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:

ben দনু

guj દનુ

kan ದನು

kas دَنوٗ

kok दनू

mal ദനു

mar दनू

ori ଦନୁ

pan ਦਨੂ

san दनुः

tam தனு

tel దను

urd دنو

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

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] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

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.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.

Shabda-Sagara

दनु  f.  ( -नुः) A daughter of DAKSHA, wife of KASYAPA, and mother of the demons or Daityas, the Titans of Hindu mythology.