कुरुक्षेत्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra).

Proper noun

कुरुक्षेत्र • (kurukṣetra) m

1. A city, an admininstrative headquarters in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India, famous for the Kurukshetra War

Declension

Declension of कुरुक्षेत्र (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कुरुक्षेत्र kurukṣetra
oblique	कुरुक्षेत्र kurukṣetra
vocative	कुरुक्षेत्र kurukṣetra

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কুৰুক্ষেত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬸᬭᬸᬓ᭄ᬱᬾᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• কুরুক্ষেত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰲𑰨𑰲𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰸𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁂𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ကုရုက္ၑေတြ (Burmese script)
• કુરુક્ષેત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਕੁਰੁਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦸꦫꦸꦏ꧀ꦰꦺꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂳𑂩𑂳𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂵𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• កុរុក្ឞេត្រ (Khmer script)
• ກຸຣຸກ຺ເຩຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• കുരുക്ഷേത്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᡠᡵᡠᡬᢢᡝᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘹𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠤᠷᠤᢉᢔᠧᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧔𑧈𑧔𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧚𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐸𑐬𑐸𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐾𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• କୁରୁକ୍ଷେତ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢒꢸꢬꢸꢒ꣄ꢰꢾꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆶𑆫𑆶𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆼𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖸𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• කුරුක්‍ෂෙත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩒𑩼𑩒𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩔𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚰𑚤𑚰𑚊𑚶𑚲𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• குருக்ஷேத்ர (Tamil script)
• కురుక్షేత్ర (Telugu script)
• กุรุกฺเษตฺร (Thai script)
• ཀུ་རུ་ཀྵེ་ཏྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒳𑒩𑒳𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒹𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨃𑨫𑨃𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨄𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of कुरु (kuru, “Kuru”) +‎ क्षेत्र (kṣetra, “land”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾukˈʂeːt̪.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

कुरुक्षेत्र • (kurukṣetra) stem, n

1. Kurukshetra (a city, the administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India)
2. Kurukshetra, a city famous for the Kurukshetra War

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कुरुक्षेत्र (kurukṣetra)
	Singular
Nominative	कुरुक्षेत्रम् kurukṣetram
Vocative	कुरुक्षेत्र kurukṣetra
Accusative	कुरुक्षेत्रम् kurukṣetram
Instrumental	कुरुक्षेत्रेण kurukṣetreṇa
Dative	कुरुक्षेत्राय kurukṣetrāya
Ablative	कुरुक्षेत्रात् kurukṣetrāt
Genitive	कुरुक्षेत्रस्य kurukṣetrasya
Locative	कुरुक्षेत्रे kurukṣetre