Vocab Bloom Hub

hastinapura

/ˌhʌstɪnəˈpʊərə/

1 entry

noun

/ˌhʌstɪnəˈpʊərə/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к легендарному городу в Древней Индии, который prominently фигурирует как столица царства Куру в «Махабхарате», одной из двух главных классических индуистских поэм.

A proper noun referring to a legendary city in ancient India, prominently featured as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in the Mahabharata, one of the two major classical Hindu epics.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Ancient City in Hindu EpicC2formal

    An ancient city that serves as a central location in the Mahabharata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.

    ruДревний город в индуистском эпосе

    • Hastinapura is the legendary capital of the Kuru kingdom in the Mahabharata.
    • The epic describes the great war of Kurukshetra, which was fought for the throne of Hastinapura.
    • Many key events of the Mahabharata take place in the palaces of Hastinapura.