रुक्मिणी
Sanskrit
Noun
रुक्मिणी • (rukmiṇī) f
- name of a daughter of भीष्मक and sister of रुक्मिन् (betrothed by her father to शिशु-पाल but a secret lover of कृष्ण, who, assisted by बल-राम, carried her off after defeating her brother in battle ; she is represented as mother of प्रद्युम्न, and in later mythology is identified with लक्ष्मी) MBh.. Kāv.. Pur.
- name of दाक्षायणी in द्वारवती Cat.
- name of various other women HPariṡ.
Descendants
- Telugu: రుక్మిణి (rukmiṇi)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रुक्मिणी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0882.
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