The Sanskrit term Mṛgatṛṣṇikā can be transliterated into English as Mrgatrsnika or Mrigatrishnika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका) refers to a “mirage”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 70, l 15]—‘Śaśaviṣāṇa’ which is a synonym of ‘śaśaśṛṅga’ and which means ‘a horn of a hare’ occurs on p 149, l. 13 and in Vol II on p 80, l. 12, p 86, ll. 14-15. The word ‘mṛgatṛṣṇikā’ meaning a mirage occurs m Vol II on p 76, l. 30. For other details about it see p 282

context information

-

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका).—f. mirage; मृगतृष्णाम्भसि स्नातः (mṛgatṛṣṇāmbhasi snātaḥ); see खपुष्प (khapuṣpa); जातः सखे प्रणयवान् मृगतृष्णिकायाम् (jātaḥ sakhe praṇayavān mṛgatṛṣṇikāyām) Ś.6.16; Bhāgavata 4.7. 28; Bhartṛhari 2.5. मृगतृष्णारूप (mṛgatṛṣṇārūpa) means 'resembling a mirage', ill-founded; मृगतृष्णारूपमेतद् दर्शनम् (mṛgatṛṣṇārūpametad darśanam) ŚB. on MS.9.1.31.

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mṛga and tṛṣṇikā (तृष्णिका). See also (synonyms): mṛgatṛṣ, mṛgatṛṣā, mṛgatṛṣṇā, mṛgatṛṣṇi.

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

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका).—f.

(-kā) Sultry vapour. E. kan added to the last.

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

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका).—i. e. mṛga-tṛṣṇā + ka, f. Mirage.

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

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका).—[feminine] mirage (l. deer-thirst).

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

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका):—[=mṛga-tṛṣṇikā] [from mṛga > mṛg] ([Rāmāyaṇa; Śakuntalā etc.]) f. ‘deer-thirst’, mirage, vapour floating over sands or deserts, fancied appearance of water in deserts.

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

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका):—[mṛga-tṛṣṇikā] (kā) 1. f. Idem.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Mṛgatṛṣṇikā (मृगतृष्णिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Māiṇhiā, Māyaṇhiyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mrigatrishnika in German

context information

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: Mriga.

Full-text: Mainhia, Mayanhiya, Ullapin, Mrigatrishni, Mrigatrish, Mrigatrisha, Mrigatrishna, Shashashringa, Sasavisana, Maricika.

Relevant text

Search found 1 books and stories containing Mrigatrishnika, Mṛga-tṛṣṇikā, Mrga-trsnika, Mṛgatṛṣṇikā, Mrgatrsnika, Mriga-trishnika; (plurals include: Mrigatrishnikas, tṛṣṇikās, trsnikas, Mṛgatṛṣṇikās, Mrgatrsnikas, trishnikas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

Verse 2.287 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

show preview