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Narakasura

Narakasura proper noun: an Asura who established Pragjyotisha kingdom, killed by Krishna on the day before Diwali.

Proper noun

Narakasura

  1. An Asura who established Pragjyotisha kingdom, killed by Krishna on the day before Diwali.

Forms of Narakasura

alternative formNarakāsura

Origin of Narakasura

Transliteration of Sanskrit नरकासुर (narakāsura). Related to Naraka and Asura.

Questions about Narakasura

What does Narakasura mean?
Narakasura means an Asura who established Pragjyotisha kingdom, killed by Krishna on the day before Diwali.
What part of speech is Narakasura?
Narakasura is a proper noun.

Words near Narakasura in the dictionary

  1. Narain
  2. Naraine
  3. Naraines
  4. Narains
  5. Naraka
  6. Narakasura
  7. Naramore
  8. Naramores
  9. narang
  10. narangi
  11. narangies

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