Madanadahana, Madana-dahana: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madanadahana (मदनदहन).—epithets of Śiva.

Derivable forms: madanadahanaḥ (मदनदहनः).

Madanadahana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madana and dahana (दहन). See also (synonyms): madanāntaka, madanāri, madanadamana, madanadahanāśana, madanaripu.

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

Madanadahana (मदनदहन):—[=madana-dahana] [from madana > mad] m. ‘K°’s burner or consumer’, Name of Śiva-Rudra (and so of the number eleven), [Piṅgala Scholiast, i.e. halāyudha]

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