Dhumralocana, ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹, Dhumra-locana: 9 definitions
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Dhumralocana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dhumralochana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�).—An asura killed by LalitÄ.*
- * BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa IV. 29. 75.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�) is the name of a VidyÄdhara who fought on ÅšrutaÅ›arman’s side, but was slain by VÄ«rasena, who fought on SÅ«ryaprabha’s side, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 48. Accordingly: â€�... then a fight took place between those VidyÄdhara princes on the one side and PrabhÄsa and his comrades on the other, in which there was a great slaughter of soldiers. And in the single combats between the two hosts many warriors were slain on both sides, men, Asuras and VidyÄdharas. VÄ«rasena slew ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ and his followers, but, having been deprived of his chariot, he was in his turn killed by HariÅ›armanâ€�.
The story of ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ was narrated by the VidyÄdhara king Vajraprabha to prince NaravÄhanadatta in order to relate how “SÅ«ryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the VidyÄdharasâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�) (lit. “one who is grey-eyedâ€�) is a synonym (another name) for the Pigeon (Kapota), according to scientific texts such as the Má¹›gapaká¹£iÅ›Ästra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birdsâ€� by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�).—a pigeon.
Derivable forms: »å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹á¸� (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤¨à¤ƒ).
¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms »å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹ and locana (लोचन).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�).—m.
(-²Ô²¹á¸�) A pigeon. E. »å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹ dark, locana the eye.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�):—[=»å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹-locana] [from »å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹ > dhÅ«] m. ‘dark-eyedâ€�, a pigeon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a general of the Asura Åšumbha, [MÄrkaṇá¸eya-purÄṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ (धूमà¥à¤°à¤²à¥‹à¤šà¤�):—[»å³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹-locana] (²Ô²¹á¸�) 1. m. A pigeon.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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: Dhumra, Locana.
Full-text: Dhumraksha, Virasena, Nishumbha, Harisharman.
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Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 25 - On the killing of ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ < [Book 5]
Chapter 24 - On the description and ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹ giving the news < [Book 5]
Chapter 21 - On the conquest of the Heavens by Śumbha and Niśumbha < [Book 5]
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
3. Birth of AmbikÄ / KauÅ›ikÄ« out of PÄrvati’s body < [Chapter 3]
7. Description Devi’s Function < [Chapter 3]
Åšaktism (worship of Åšakti as the female goddess) < [Chapter 4]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Goddess ParameÅ›varÄ« < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the JÄ«vanandana NÄá¹aka]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 47 - ¶Ù³óÅ«³¾°ù²¹±ô´Ç³¦²¹²Ô²¹, Caṇá¸a, Muṇá¸a and RaktabÄ«ja are slain < [Section 5 - UmÄ-SaṃhitÄ]