Jyotiringa, Jyotiriṅga, Jyotis-inga: 6 definitions
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Jyotiringa 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.
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Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग).—the fire-fly.
Derivable forms: jyotiriṅgaḥ (ज्योतिरिङ्गः).
Jyotiriṅga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jyotis and iṅga (इङ्ग). See also (synonyms): jyotiriṅgaṇa.
Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग).—n.
(-ṅgaṃ) A fire-fly. E. jyotis light, igi to go, affix ka; also with yuc affix, jyotiriṅgaṇa n.
(-ṇaṃ).
Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग):—[=jyotir-iṅga] [from jyotir > jyut] m. ‘moving light’, a firefly, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग):—[jyoti-riṅga] (ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A firefly.
Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग):—(jyotis + iṅga) m. ein leuchtendes fliegendes Insect [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] riṅgaṇa m. dass. [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 28.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1213], v. l.; vgl. dyotiriṅgaṇa .
Jyotiriṅga (ज्योतिरिङ्ग):—und ṇa m. Elater noctilucus.
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)
Partial matches: Jyotis, Inga, Ringa.
Starts with: Jyotiringana.
Full-text: Dyotiringana, Jyotiringana.
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