Atmalinga, Ātmaliṅga, Atmalimga: 3 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryātmaliṅga (आत्मलिंग).—n (S) The lingam of kailāsa, the embodied essence of Shiva.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishātmaliṅga (आत्मलिंग).—n The liṅga of kailāsa, the em- bodied essence of Shiva.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀtmaliṃga (ಆತ್ಮಲಿಂಗ):—[noun] a small Liŋga (the physical representation of Śiva) in a casket, that is tied around one’s neck, regarded as his personal Liŋga.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Linga, Atman.
Starts with: Atmalingapujapaddhati.
Full-text: Trimurti.
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