Andhakari, Andhakāri, Andhaka-ari: 5 definitions
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Andhakari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAndhakāri (अन्धकारि).—&c. slayer of Andhaka, epithets of Śiva.
Derivable forms: andhakāriḥ (अन्धकारिः).
Andhakāri is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms andhaka and ari (अरि). See also (synonyms): andhakaripu, andhakaśatru, andhakaghāti, andhakāsuhṛḍh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakāri (अन्धकारि):—[from andhaka > andh] m. ‘enemy of the Asura Andhaka’, Name of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAndhakāri (अन्धकारि):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-riḥ) A name of Śiva, the slayer of the demon Andhaka q. v. Comp. andhakaripu and andhakāsuhṛd. E. andhaka and ari.
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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: Andhaka, Ari.
Starts with: Andhakarin, Andhakaripu, Andhakarita.
Ends with: Gandhakari.
Full-text: Andhakaripu, Antakarin, Andhakaghati, Andhakasuhrid, Andhakashatru, Andhakasuhridh, Andhakarita, Shiva.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Appearance of blemished and purified Mercury < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 3.7 - Andhakasura-murti (conquest of Andhaka Asura) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Introduction to second volume < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]