Mahishardana, Mahiṣārdana, Mahisha-ardana: 4 definitions
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Mahishardana 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 term Mahiṣārdana can be transliterated into English as Mahisardana or Mahishardana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMahiṣārdana (महिषार्दन).—an epithet of Kārtikeya.
Derivable forms: mahiṣārdanaḥ (महिषार्दनः).
Mahiṣārdana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mahiṣa and ardana (अर्दन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMahiṣārdana (महिषार्दन):—[from mahiṣa > mah] m. ‘tormenter of Mahiṣa’, Name of Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
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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, Ardana.
Full-text: Ardana.
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