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		+	Manu asserts that:<blockquote>“Face, shoulders and thighs…”</blockquote>
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Revision as of 07:47, 4 November 2014

By M. A. Alwar

Sometimes transliterated as: Uruh, UruH, UUruh

Ūruḥ means thighs.

Gender

Ūruḥ belongs to masculine gender.

Origin

Sutra ūrṇoternalopah derives Ūruḥ from ūrṇu + Ku and ṇa elision.^[1]

Synonyms

Sakthi^[2]

Textual References

In Sāhitya Darpaṇa

It mentions that:

“Both the thighs…”.

In Raghuvamśa

Raghuvamśa states that:

“The strong upright shoulders and thighs…”.

In Manusmṛti

Manu asserts that:

“Face, shoulders and thighs…”

References

• Shabdakalpadrumah by Raja Radhakantdev, Varadaprasada Vasu, Haricarana Vasu