संस्‍कृत हिन्‍दी अंग्रेजी शब्‍दकोश : कूर्म

कूर्म

कछुआ

tortoise

शब्द-भेद : पुं.

Monier–Williams

कूर्म — {kūrmá} m. a tortoise, turtle VS. TS. &c. (ifc. f. {ā} MBh. iv, 2016)##the earth considered as a tortoise swimming on the waters ( {-vibhāga})##(hence) N. of the fourteenth Adhyāya of VarBṛS. VarYogay. ix, 4##a particular figure or intertwining of the fingers ({mudrā}) Tantras##one of the outer winds of the body (causing the closing of the eyes) Vedântas##N. of a deity Rasik##of a serpent or Kādraveya king MBh. i, 2549##of a Ṛishi (son of Gṛitsa-mada, author of RV. ii, 27-29) RAnukr##Vishṇu's second incarnation (descent in the form of a tortoise to support the mountain Mandara at the churning of the ocean) NarasP. &c##({ī}), f. a female tortoise##[cf. ?, ?, ?.]

इन्हें भी देखें : अम्बुकूर्म; काककूर्ममृगाखु; काककूर्मादि; कूपकूर्म; कूर्मकल्प; कूर्मचक्र; कूर्मद्वादशी; कूर्मनाथ; अन्तर्मुख; कूर्मः; दशावताराः; सुषुम्ना, कूर्मः;