Krimisha, Krimiśa, Kṛmīśa: 6 definitions
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Krimisha 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 terms Krimiśa and Kṛmīśa can be transliterated into English as Krimisa or Krimisha or Krmisa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaKṛmīśa (कृमीश).—A hell known as Kṛmibhojana also. (See under Kāla I.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKrimiśa (क्रिमिश).—A hell, to which go those that practise magic art.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 6. 3 and 15.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKṛmiśa (कृमिश).—or Kṛmiṣa, name of a yakṣa: Divyāvadāna 434.18 ff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṛmiśa (कृमिश):—[from kṛmi] m. Name of a hell, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Yakṣa, [Divyāvadāna xxix.]
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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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Starts with: Krimishail, Krimishaila, Krimishailaka, Krimishankha, Krimishastra, Krimishastrajna, Krimishastrajne, Krimishatrava, Krimishatru.
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The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LVII - Cosmogeny of Hell and the nether regions < [Agastya Samhita]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 39 - The Greatness of Barkareśvara < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]