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རུས་སྦལ། (Wyl. rus sbal ) Pron.: rübal

  • Skt. कूर्मः, kūrma, Pron.: kurma. From Sanskrit: a tortoise, turtle | the earth considered as a tortoise swimming on the waters | N. of the fourteenth Adhyāya of | a particular figure or intertwining of the fingers | one of the outer winds of the body (causing the closing of the eyes) | N. of a deity | of a serpent or Kādraveya king | of a Ṛishi (son of Gṛitsa-mada, author of | Vishṇu's second incarnation (descent in the form of a tortoise to support the mountain Mandara at the churning of the ocean) [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW