Hemashringa, Hemaśṛṅga, Heman-shringa: 6 definitions
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Hemashringa 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 Hemaśṛṅga can be transliterated into English as Hemasrnga or Hemashringa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexHemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग).—Mt. lustrous as the sun, on the south of the Kailāsa;1 residence of Brahmā.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryHemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग).—
1) a golden horn.
2) a golden summit.
Derivable forms: hemaśṛṅgam (हेमशृङ्गम्).
Hemaśṛṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms heman and śṛṅga (शृङ्ग).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग).—n.
(-ṅgaṃ) 1. A golden horn. 2. A golden peak.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग).—1. [neuter] a golden horn.
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Hemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग).—2. [masculine] [Name] of a mountain.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hemaśṛṅga (हेमशृङ्ग):—[=hema-śṛṅga] [from hema > heman] n. a g° horn, [Ratnāvalī]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘g°-peaked’, Name of a mountain, [Harivaṃśa]
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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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Partial matches: Hema, Shringa.
Full-text: Lauhiti, Lohita, Bhadrasoma.
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