Manjunashi, Mañjunāśī, Manju-nashi: 6 definitions

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Manjunashi 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 Mañjunāśī can be transliterated into English as Manjunasi or Manjunashi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Mañjunāśī (मञ्जुनाशी).—

1) a handsome woman (?).

2) an epithet of Durgā.

3) of Śachī, wife of Indra.

Mañjunāśī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms mañju and nāśī (नाशी).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjunāśī (मञ्जुनाशी).—f. (-śī) 1. A name of Durga. 2. The wife of Indra. 3. A handsome woman. E. mañju beautiful and nāśa destruction; putting every other beauty to shame by their superiority.

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

1) Mañjunāśī (मञ्जुनाशी):—[=mañju-nāśī] [from mañju > mañj] f. ([wrong reading] for -nārī) a beautiful Woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of Indra’s wife or Durga, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mañjunāśī (मञ्जुनाशी):—[mañju-nāśī] (śī) 3. f. Durgā; wife of Indra; handsome woman.

[Sanskrit to German]

Manjunashi in German

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