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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला) refers to “(one wearing) a garland of bones” and is used to describe Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.30 (“The Celebration of Pārvatī’s Return”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] O sage, on hearing the sweet songs, and seeing the delightful dance, the people entered into raptures of ecstacy. Pārvatī became unconscious. She saw Śiva’s handsome form, bearing trident and other symbols before her vision. He had smeared the ashes all over His body. He was wearing a garland of bones (asthimālā). His face was beaming with his shining three eyes. He had the sacred thread of a serpent. Exquisitely white in complexion, the handsome lord Śiva, the friend of the distressed, the ocean of mercy was repeating the words ‘Choose the boon (or the bridegroom)’. On seeing Him thus in her mind she bowed to Him. Mentally she had chosen the boon when she had said, ‘Be my husband’.”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

asthimālā (अस्थिमाला).—f S (String of bones.) The osseous system.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला).—

1) a string or wreath of bones.

2) a row of bones.

Asthimālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and mālā (माला).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला).—f.

(-lā) A necklace of bones. E. asthi and mālā a garland.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Laghuśabdenduśekharaṭikā by Bālambhaṭṭa Pāyaguṇḍa. K. 78. Bühler 556.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला):—[=asthi-mālā] [from asthi] f. ‘necklace of bones’, Name of [work]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asthimālā (अस्थिमाला):—[asthi-mālā] (lā) 1. f. Necklace of bones, as those worn by Shiva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Asthimala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Asthi, Maala, Mala.

Starts with: Asthimaladhara.

Ends with: Cidasthimala, Sadasthimala.

Full-text: Cidasthimala, Sadasthimala, Purushasthimalin, Nrasthimalin, Asthi.

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