Madiralocana, Madiralocanā, Madira-locana: 1 definition

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Madiralocana 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Madiralochana.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Madiralocana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Madiralocanā (मदिरलोचना).—a woman with fascinating or bewitching eyes; मधुकर मदिराक्ष्याः शंस तस्याः प्रवृत्तिम् (madhukara madirākṣyāḥ śaṃsa tasyāḥ pravṛttim) V.4. 22; R.8.68; Ś.3.19; अन्तरा दुस्तरा न स्युर्यदि रे मदिरेक्षणाः (antarā dustarā na syuryadi re madirekṣaṇāḥ) Bh.; Vb.1.17.

Madiralocanā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms madira and locanā (लोचना). See also (synonyms): madirākṣī, madirekṣaṇā, madiradṛś, madiranayanā.

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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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