कुरु

See also: कर, कूर, and -कर

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From the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”).

कुरु • (kuru) stem, m

(in the plural) name of an Indian tribe and of their kingdom (situated near the kingdom of the पञ्चाल; hence often connected with पञ्चाल [see कुरु-पञ्च्° below]: the उत्तर-कुरवः, or उत्तराः कुरवः are the northern कुरुs, the most northerly of the four महाद्वीपs or principal divisions of the known world [distinguished from the दक्षिणाः कुरवः or southern कुरु, by other systems regarded as one of the nine divisions or वर्ष of the same; it was probably a country beyond the most northern range of the हिमालय, often described as a country of everlasting happiness)
name of the ancestor of the कुरु (son of संवरण and तपती, daughter of the sun; कुरु is the ancestor of both पाण्डु and धृतराष्ट्र, though the patronymic derived from his name is usually applied only to the sons of the latter, the sons and descendants of the former being called पाण्डव
name of a son of आग्नीध्र and grandson of प्रिय-व्रत
boiled rice
the plant Solanum jacquini (= कण्टकारिका) L.

कुरु • (kuru) stem, f