Bahushringa, Bahuśṛṅga, Bahu-shringa: 4 definitions

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Bahushringa 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.

The Sanskrit term Bahuśṛṅga can be transliterated into English as Bahusrnga or Bahushringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahuśṛṅga (बहुशृङ्ग).—an epithet of Viṣṇu.

Derivable forms: bahuśṛṅgaḥ (बहुशृङ्गः).

Bahuśṛṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and śṛṅga (शृङ्ग). See also (synonyms): bahīśṛṅga.

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

1) Bahuśṛṅga (बहुशृङ्ग):—[=bahu-śṛṅga] [from bahu > bah] mfn. many-horned, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu.

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Bahushringa in German

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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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