Alakananda

English

Alakananda river at Devprayag.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अलकनन्दा (alakanandā).

Proper noun

Alakananda

1. (Hinduism) Name of the river Ganges (of earth), when it flows through devaloka.
2. Name of a Himalayan river in India.

Translations

River

• Bihari: अलकनंदा (alaknandā)
• Gujarati: અલકનંદા (alaknandā)
• Hindi: अलकनन्दा (hi) (alaknandā)
• Kannada: ಅಲಕನಂದಾ (alakanandā)
• Maithili: अलकनन्दा (alaknandā)
• Malayalam: അളകനന്ദ (ml) (aḷakananda)
• Marathi: अलकनंदा (alaknandā)
• Nepali: अलकनन्दा (alakanandā)
• Punjabi: ਅਲਕਨੰਦਾ (alaknandā)
• Russian: Алакна́нда f (Alaknánda)
• Sanskrit: अलकनन्दा (sa) (alakanandā)
• Tamil: அலக்நந்தா (alaknantā)
• Telugu: అలకనంద (te) (alakananda)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 24.