Hemamriga, Hemamṛga, Hema-mriga: 2 definitions
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Hemamriga 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 Hemamṛga can be transliterated into English as Hemamrga or Hemamriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHemamṛga (हेममृग).—or
Hemamṛga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hema and mṛga (मृग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryHemamṛga (हेममृग):—[=hema-mṛga] [from hema > heman] m. a golden deer (according to a story told in [Rāmāyaṇa iii], the Rākṣasa Mārīca transformed himself into a golden deer and so captivated Rāma and his wife Sītā, that the former left his forest-home to pursue it; during his absence Rāvaṇa q.v., disguised as a mendicant, presented himself before Sītā and carried her off).
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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Full-text: Shalamriga, Hema.
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