नारद

नारद

Sanskrit

Proper noun

नारद • (nārada) m

1. (Hinduism) Name of a ऋषि (a काण्व or काश्यप; as a देवर्षि often associated with पर्वत and supposed to be a messenger between gods and men; among the 10 प्रजा-पतिs as a son of ब्रह्मा Mn. i, 35; in later mythology he is a friend of कृष्ण and is regarded as inventor of the विना or lute; in ep. poetry he is called a देव-गन्धर्व or a गन्धर्व-राज or simply गन्धर्व)
2. Name of a son of विश्वा-मित्र.
3. Name of one of the 24 mythic.
4. Name of several men.
5. Name of several authors.
6. Name of a mountain.

Descendants

• English : Narada
• Telugu : నారదుడు (nāraduḍu)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899