Asthimalin, Asthimālin, Asthi-malin: 4 definitions

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Asthimalin 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 dictionary

Asthimālin (अस्थिमालिन्).—m. Name of Śiva.

Asthimālin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asthi and mālin (मालिन्).

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

Asthimālin (अस्थिमालिन्).—m. (-lī) A name of Siva. E. asthi a bone, mālā a garland, ini affix; Siva is commonly represented with a necklace of skulls.

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

Asthimālin (अस्थिमालिन्):—[=asthi-mālin] [from asthi] m. ‘having a necklace of bones id est. of skulls’, Śiva.

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

Asthimālin (अस्थिमालिन्):—[asthi-mālin] (lī) 5. m. Shiva.

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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.

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