Atimukha, Ati-mukha, Atikmukha, Āṭīmukha, Āṭimukha: 5 definitions
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Atimukha 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.
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: DhanurvedaĀṭīmukha (आटीमुख) refers to a weapon (“surgical instrument employed in blood-letting”). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-saṃhitā, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-saṃhitā is said to have been composed by the sage Vasiṣṭha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to Śiva and Brahmā.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀṭimukha (आटिमुख).—a surgical instrument used in blood letting (so called from its being like the beak of the bird āṭi).
Derivable forms: āṭimukhaḥ (आटिमुखः), āṭimukham (आटिमुखम्).
Āṭimukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms āṭi and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Āṭīmukha (आटीमुख):—[=āṭī-mukha] [from āṭi] a n. ‘the top of which is like the beak of the āṭi’, a surgical instrument employed in blood-letting, [Suśruta]
2) [=āṭī-mukha] b etc. See āṭi.
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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)
Starts with: Atimukhara.
Ends with: Dutayatimukha, Jnatimukha, Mukhapratimukha, Patimukha, Pippatimukha, Prajapatimukha, Pratimukha, Shakatimukha, Sushaphagatimukha, Svatimukha, Vikankatimukha.
Full-text: Nandimukha.
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