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- proper noun In Hindu mythology, one of the most beautiful of the
apsaras and the wife of Himavat. - proper noun A female
given name .
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Examples
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"For the first time, an Indian court has very bravely engaged what fuels Maoist violence and what must be the role of the state in combating it," said Menaka Guruswamy, one of the lawyers for the public interest litigation.
India's Supreme Court Bans Anti-Maoist Policemen Tripti Lahiri 2011
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Daksha, the Lord of the Earth, and his wife, Menaka, had a daughter called Sati.
Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009
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Sakuntala is the lady to whom her mother Menaka left after being realised that she could not rear her daughter.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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Menaka northern regions have filed legal complaints against their masters in recent weeks.
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While all was not well between Menaka (wife of Sanjay Gandhi) and Indira the latter did enjoy a good relationship with this Italian Lady.
Why are South Indians so smart? Steve Sailer 2002
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Azawad United Fronts and Movements and the Ghanda Koy faction have turned in their weapons at the four sites at Lere, Bourem, Menaka and Kidal.
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And Menaka (as her conception advanced) went to the banks of the river Malini coursing along
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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And the timid and beautiful Menaka then entered the retreat and saw there Viswamitra who had burnt, by his penances, all his sins, and was engaged still in ascetic penances.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Indeed, Menaka is reckoned as the first of celestials.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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O Brahmana sage, Viswavasu, the King of the Gandharvas, it is said, had intimacy with Menaka, the celestial dancing-girl.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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