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 EncyclopediaSugrīvī (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 IndexSugrīvi (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.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySugrīvī (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]
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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Partial matches: Grivi, Cu, Shu.
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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)
Vishnu Purana (Taylor) (by McComas Taylor)
Chapter 21 - Kaśyapa’s descendants and the origin of the Maruts < [Book One: Creation]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 32 - Description of Creation (3): The family of Kaśyapa < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter VI - Re-incarnation of Daksha in the form of Prachetas < [Agastya Samhita]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Kaśyapa < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]