Mahishamardini, Mahiṣamardinī, Mahisha-mardini: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Mahiṣamardinī can be transliterated into English as Mahisamardini or Mahishamardini, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahiṣamardinī (महिषमर्दिनी).—Name of Durgā
Mahiṣamardinī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahiṣa and mardinī (मर्दिनी).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mahiṣamardinī (महिषमर्दिनी):—[=mahiṣa-mardinī] [from mahiṣa > mah] f. ‘crusher of Mahiṣa’, Name of Durgā, [Catalogue(s)]
2) [v.s. ...] a prayer addressed to D°, [ib.]
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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: Mahisha, Mardini.
Starts with: Mahishamardinistotratika, Mahishamardinitantra.
Full-text: Mahishamardinitantra, Mardin, Uttaramnaya, Shikhara, Sthitakuncita.
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