Amitrahan, Amitra-han: 5 definitions
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Amitrahan (अमित्रहन्).—Killing enemies.
Amitrahan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms amitra and han (हन्). See also (synonyms): amitraghāta, amitraghātin, amitraghna.
Amitrahan (अमित्रहन्).—[adjective] = amitraghātin.
Amitrahan (अमित्रहन्):—[=amitra-han] [from amitra] mfn. killing enemies, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
Amitrahan (अमित्रहन्):—(a + han) adj. Feinde vernichtend: (manyo) a.i.ra.ā vṛtra.ā dasyu.ā ca.viśvā.vasū.yā bharā.tvaṃ naḥ [Ṛgveda 10, 83, 3.] Indra [6, 45, 14. 10, 134, 3.] Soma [9, 96, 12. -] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 5, 24.]
Amitrahan (अमित्रहन्):—Adj. Feinde schlagend.
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.
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Partial matches (+0): Amitra, Han.
Full-text (+0): Amitraghna, Amitraghata, Amitraghatin.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Narasimha Purana (study and introduction) (by Siddheswar Jena)
Part 4.1 - First account of Manvantara < [Chapter 3 - Five characteristics of the Narasimha Purana]
Part 4.3 - Third account of Manvantara < [Chapter 3 - Five characteristics of the Narasimha Purana]
Narasimha Purana (english Translation) (by Siddheswar Jena)