Dictionaries | References द दनु { danuḥ, danu } Script: Devanagari Meaning Related Words Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु Puranic Encyclopaedia | English English | | 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). Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु हिन्दी (hindi) WN | Hindi Hindi | | 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 Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु प्राचीन चरित्रकोश | Hindi Hindi | | 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] । Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit English | | 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.] Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit English | | 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. Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 दनु Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit English | | 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 दनुः دنو دَنوٗ தனு దను দনু ਦਨੂ ଦନୁ દનુ ದನು ദനു कपर्देय आमहासुर गगनमूर्धन इषुपात् कुंपत कुंभमान अश्वशंकु चूर्णनाभ अंजक अद्म निद्राधर वज्राक्ष अयःशिरस् देवाजित् पुरुंड इंद्रतापन विकुंभ वैमृग शंकुरथ शंकुशिरोधर शतमायु शतशाद अनुतापन अश्वग्रीवः असिलोमन् बलाढय रसिप विपाद वीर्यव्रत् शतग्रीव शतह्रद दनुसूनु दनुज विक्षोभण सप्तजित् मारीचि मेघवत् कुंभनाभ दनायुस् मघवत् निचंद्र दानव अश्वग्रीव केतुवीर्य चंद्रमस् विविद वैसृप शंकुशिरस् अहर महासुर महागिरि प्रायण कालनाभ ऊर्णनाभ विद्रावण अयोमुख गविष्ठ दुंदुभि महाशिरस् रंभ-करंभ सुपथ एकाक्ष विश्र्वजित् जंभ बलक महानाभ धूम्रकेश पुलोमत् प्रमद हिरण्मय विप्रजित्ति शंकर वातापि विभावासु वेगवत् वनायु शंकुकर्ण महाबल महाबाहु प्रलंब विप्रचित्ति शंबर वृषपर्वन् निकुंभ स्वर्भानु 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