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हूण m. m.
pl. N. of a barbarous people, the Huns (sg. = a king of the Huns), [Inscr.] ; [Buddh.] ; [MBh.] &c.
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HŪṆA A tribe. There are a number of references in the Purāṇas to the Hūṇas, who were created from the froth in the mouth of Nandinī, the cow which was in Vasiṣṭha's āśrama. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 174, Verse 18] . Nakula conquered the Hūṇas in the western regions. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 32] . The Hūṇa kings took part in the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira and made costly presents. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 51, Verse 24] .
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N. of a family, [Cat.]
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हूण m. (
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