कुरूक्षेत्र kurūkṣhētra
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
'The field of the Kurus,' name of a region or extensive plain near Dehli, the scene of the great battles between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas.
Usual translation
- Kurukshetra
Origin of the definition
Field, ground, range, region, area.
S کرو कुरु kuru, and H. कुरू kurū, s.m. Name of an ancient sovereign of Dehli and the surrounding country; name of the territory governed by him; and of the people of that country; name of the most northerly of the four Mahādvīps or principal divisions of the known world (called also uttar kuru; by other systems, it is considered one of the nine varshas or divisions of the known world; in each case, however, it is the country beyond the northernmost range of mountains extending to the frozen ocean): — kuru-bans, s.m. = kuru-vaṅś, q.v.: — kuru-kshetra, vulg. kuru-ćhetr, s.m. 'The field of the Kurus,' name of a region or extensive plain near Dehli, the scene of the great battles between the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas; — the inhabitants of that country: — kuru-vaṅś, vulg. kuru-baṅs, s.m. The race of Kuru: — kuru-vaṅśī, vulg. kuru-baṅsī, adj. & s.m. (f. -inī), Belonging to the race of Kuru; a man of that race.
Kurukshetra (Karmkshetra) The field of actions: 1) the field where the final battle of the Mahabharat war took place; 2) the field of the intellect where the soul wins the vices; 3) the entire world as the field where the soul sows the seeds of actions and reaps the results.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
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In 4 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
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In 1 on 1112 murlis
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