Sugrivi, Sugrīvi, Sugrīvī: 3 definitions

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Sugrivi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Sugrīvī (सुग्रीवी).—A girl born to Kaśyapa by Tāmrā. It was from this Sugrīvī, that the horse, camel and donkey originated in the world for the first time. (Matsya Purāṇa).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Sugrīvi (सुग्रीवि).—A daughter of Tāmrā and Kaśyapa; mother of sheep, horses, camels and asses.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 30, 33; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 21. 15, 17.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sugrīvī (सुग्रीवी):—[=su-grīvī] [from su-grīva > su > su-ga] f. Name of a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapa (regarded as the mother of horses, camels, and asses), [Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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